Open AccessDescription and Reliability of the AOSpine Sacral Classification System
Author(s) -
Alexander R. Vaccaro,
Gregory D. Schroeder,
Srikanth N. Divi,
Christopher K. Kepler,
Conor P. Kleweno,
James C. Krieg,
Jefferson R. Wilson,
Joerg H. Holstein,
Mark F. Kurd,
Reza Firoozabadi,
Luiz Roberto Vialle,
F. Cumhur Öner,
Frank Kandziora,
Jens R. Chapman,
Klaus John Schnake,
Lorin Michael Benneker,
Marcel F. Dvorak,
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran,
Emiliano Vialle,
Andrei Fernandes Joaquim,
Mohammad El-Sharkawi,
Gaurav Raj Dhakal,
Eugen C. Popescu,
Rishi Mugesh Kanna,
Sander Muijs,
Jin Tee,
Carlo Bellabarba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 260
eISSN - 1058-2436
pISSN - 0021-9355
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.19.01153
Subject(s) - medicine , inter rater reliability , kappa , cohen's kappa , intra rater reliability , reliability (semiconductor) , orthodontics , physical therapy , surgery , statistics , mathematics , confidence interval , rating scale , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , geometry
Several classification systems exist for sacral fractures; however, these systems are primarily descriptive, are not uniformly used, have not been validated, and have not been associated with a treatment algorithm or prognosis. The goal of the present study was to demonstrate the reliability of the AOSpine Sacral Classification System among a group of international spine and trauma surgeons.