Table 8 Examples of reliability of classification systems

Humerus

Sidor et al. 1993 [33]

Neer (prox humerus)

0.48 + 0.52

0.66

Siebenrock, Gerber 1993 [34]

Neer (prox. humerus)

0.40

0.60

AO/ASIF

0.53 (types)

0.58 (types)

0.42 (groups)

0.48 (groups)

Sjöden et al. 1999 [35]

Müller AO (prox. humerus)

0.32-0.34

0.29-0.74

Neer

0.44-0.49

0.27-0.73

Barton et al. 2001 [6]

mod. Gartland (paediatric fracture of the dist. humerus)

0.74

0.81-0.84

Radius

Kreder et al. 1996 [19]

Müller AO (dist. radius)

0.33-0.68

0.25-0.42

Illarramendi et al. 1998 [16]

Müller AO (dist. radius)

0.37

0.57

Frykman

0.43

0.61

Flinkkilä et al. 1998 [14]

Müller AO (dist. radius)

0.18 (x-ray)

-

0.16 (x-ray + CT)

Femur

Andersen et al. 1990 [2]

Evans (prox. femur)

0.38-0.69

0.56-0.67

Pervez et al. 2002 [28]

Jensen (prox Femur)

0.34

0.34

AO

0.33

0.42

0.62 (without subgroups)

0.71 (without subgroups)

Bjørgul, Reikeras 2002 [8]

Garden (femoral neck)

0.4

-

Schipper et al. 2001 [30]

AO/ASIF (prox. femur)

0.33-0.34

0.48

Lower leg

Thomsen et al. 1991 [40]

Lauge-Hansen (dist. tibia)

0.49 + 0.60

0.60-0.70

Weber

0.58 + 0.56

0.60-0.76

Martin et al. 1997 [23]

Rüedi und Allgöwer (dist tibia)

0.46

0.55

AO/ASIF

0.60 (types)

0.70 (types)

0.38 (groups)

0.48 (groups)

Swiontkowski et al. 1997 [39]

AO/OTA (dist. tibia)

0.49-0.58

-

Yacoubian et al. 2002 [43]

Müller-AO, Schatzker (tibial plateau)

0.68 (x-ray)

-

0.73 (+ CT)

0.85 (+ MRI)

Other

Ward et al. 1997 [42]

Severin (hip)

0.16

0.34

McAdams et al. 2002 [24]

Scapular neck

0.30 (weighted) - 0.81

0.49 (weighted)

Li-La

All long bones and localisations

0.71

0.78-0.93