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Development of the Radiographic Union Score for Tibial Fractures for the Assessment of Tibial Fracture Healing After Intramedullary Fixation
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2010 · Vol. 68(3) · pp. 629–632
Daniel B. Whelan✉(University of Toronto)Mohit BhandariDavid StephenHans J. KrederMichael D. McKeeRad ZderoEmil H. Schemitsch
Abstract
: The RUST score exhibits substantial improvements in reliability from previously published scores and produces equally reproducible results among a variety of orthopedic specialties and experience levels. Because no "gold standards" currently exist against which RUST can be compared, this study provides only the initial step in the score's full validation for use in a clinical context.
Bone fractures and treatmentsPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesIntramedullary rodIntraclass correlationMedicineOrthopedic surgeryRadiographyGold standard (test)Confidence intervalContext (archaeology)Reliability (semiconductor)Surgery
MeSH terms
Clinical CompetenceFracture Fixation, IntramedullaryFractures, UnunitedHumansInternship and ResidencyOrthopedicsRadiographyTibial FracturesTraumatologyReproducibility of ResultsObserver VariationOutcome Assessment, Health CareFracture Healing
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