Reliability of radiographic measurements for acute distal radius fractures

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 6 Inter-observer ICCs and SEMs (taken from 1^st recording) using data dichotomized for severity of fracture deformity

Anatomical parameter	ICC All 5 observers- 30 radiographs	ICC Grp 1 (mild deformity)- 15 radiographs	ICC Grp 2 (severe deformity)- 15 radiographs	SEM Grp 1 (mild deformity)- 15 radiographs	SEM Grp 2 (severe deformity)- 15 radiographs
Dorsal shift	0.75	0.76	0.71	3.09	1.46
Intra-articular gap	0.30	0.15	0.30	0.39	0.66
Intra-articular step	0.31	0.26	0.30	0.18	0.39
Palmar tilt	0.93	0.92	0.96	7.75	6.52
Radial angle	0.66	0.62	0.71	3.00	2.59
Radial height	0.61	0.49	0.74	2.07	1.95
Radial shift	0.47	0.27	0.55	1.18	1.77
Ulnar variance	0.69	0.67	0.70	0.93	1.00

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