TY - JOUR
T1 - Interobserver reliability of acromial morphology classification
T2 - An anatomic study
AU - Zuckerman, Joseph D.
AU - Kummer, Frederick J.
AU - Cuomo, Francis
AU - Greller, Michael
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - One hundred ten acromial anatomic specimens were classified by three shoulder surgeons with the classification system described by Bigliani et al. to determine the interobserver reliability. These results demonstrated a fair to poor level of interobserver reliability. Given this relatively low level of agreement, the diagnosis of impingement and rotator cuff tears should be based on clinical findings supplemented, when indicated, by rotatory cuff imaging with less diagnostic reliance placed on the assessment of acromial morphology.
AB - One hundred ten acromial anatomic specimens were classified by three shoulder surgeons with the classification system described by Bigliani et al. to determine the interobserver reliability. These results demonstrated a fair to poor level of interobserver reliability. Given this relatively low level of agreement, the diagnosis of impingement and rotator cuff tears should be based on clinical findings supplemented, when indicated, by rotatory cuff imaging with less diagnostic reliance placed on the assessment of acromial morphology.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1058-2746(97)90017-3
DO - 10.1016/S1058-2746(97)90017-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 9219133
AN - SCOPUS:0031134773
SN - 1058-2746
VL - 6
SP - 286
EP - 287
JO - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
JF - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
IS - 3
ER -