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. 2002 Jun 8;26(5):271–273. doi: 10.1007/s00264-002-0369-x

Low agreement among 24 doctors using the Neer-classification; only moderate agreement on displacement, even between specialists

S Brorson 1, J Bagger 2, A Sylvest 2, A Hróbjartsson 1
PMCID: PMC3620992  PMID: 12378351

Abstract.

Twenty-four orthopaedic surgeons classified 42 pairs of radiographs according to the Neer system for proximal humeral fractures. Mean kappa value for inter-observer agreement was 0.27 (95% CI 0.26–0.28) with no clinically significant difference between orthopaedic residents (n=9), fellows (n=6) and specialists (n=9). Mean kappa for agreement of displacement versus non-displacement was 0.41 (95% CI 0.39–0.43) overall, and 0.50 (95% CI 0.45–0.56) within the specialist group. The agreement found in our study is unsatisfactory from a clinical perspective.

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