Shortening of Clavicle Fractures: Physical Versus Image Examinations
Rodrigo Alves Beraldo,
Caroline Izidorio Bernardes Silva,
Hélio Henrique de Paiva Junior
et al.
Abstract:Objective: Determine the reliability of three different methods of evaluating bone shortening in displaced midshaft clavicle fractures (DCMF). Method: A cross-sectional analytical study evaluated bone shortening by metric tape (MT), radiography (X-ray), and computed tomography (CT). Twenty-six men had been evaluated and used clavícula not broken as control. The collection of data was of the blind type for three specialists. Differences and reliability were analyzed with the Friedman and Kappa tests and valida… Show more
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