Table 3. Intraobserver reliability.
Measure | Intraclass correlation (range) | Kappa |
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Cervical spine injury severity score (CSISS) | ||
Anterior column | 0.94 (0.85–1.00) | NA |
Posterior column | 0.98 (0.78–1.00) | NA |
Right pillar | 0.92 (0.30–0.97) | NA |
Left pillar | 0.98 (0.72–1.00) | NA |
Total CSISS | 0.98 (0.78–0.99) | NA |
Subaxial injury classification (SLIC) and severity scale | ||
Injury morphology | 0.94 (0.26–1.00) | NA |
DLC | 0.94 (0.47–1.00) | NA |
Neurological status | 0.99 (0.94–1.00) | NA |
Total SLIC | 0.98 (0.61–1.00) | NA |
Allen-Ferguson system | ||
Total (all 21 stages) | NA | 0.91(0.30–0.99) |
Management (operative versus nonoperative) | NA | 0.91 (0.36–1.00) |
NA = indicates not available
DLC = discoligamentous complex