Reliability of the 2018 Revised Version of AO/OTA Classification for Femoral Shaft Fractures
Jung-Wee Park,
Woo-Lam Jo,
Byung Kyu Park
et al.
Abstract:Background
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO) and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) classification system for diaphyseal fracture has been recently revised to refine and enhance the accuracy of fracture categorization. This study aimed to investigate the interobserver reliability of the new AO/OTA classification and to compare it with the older version in femoral shaft fractures.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed 139 patients (mean age, 43.8 ±… Show more
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