Classification of distal radius fractures in children: good inter- and intraobserver reliability, which improves with clinical experience

Table 5 Intraobserver agreement for 12 raters with different experience in fracture management

Rater	Number of months in practice	Cohens kappa value	Percentage of agreement
1 Junior registrar	< 6	0.49	62.9
2 Junior registrar	7	0.69	81.0
3 Junior registrar	18	0.75	83.8
4 Junior registrar	28	0.72	83.8
5 Senior registrar	30	0.75	86.7
6 Senior registrar	38	0.76	86.7
7 Senior registrar	46	0.80	88.6
8 Senior registrar	49	0.86	93.3
9 Consultant	89	0.68	81.0
10 Consultant	105	0.84	91.4
11 Consultant	110	0.82	90.5
12 Consultant	> 200	0.63	78.1

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