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Table 7 Inter-observer reliability of posterior spondylosis (К) between different observers (W, K, B, and U) and for different spinal segments (L1/2 to L5/S1)

From: Evaluation criteria for the assessment of occupational diseases of the lumbar spine - how reliable are they? -

Segment

Observers

W/K

W/B

W/U

K/B

K/U

B/U

Mean

L1/L2

0,370

0,394

0,296

0,189

0,387

0,268

0,317

L2/L3

0,397

0,352

0,392

0,331

0,383

0,340

0,366

L3/L4

0,291

0,324

0,298

0,324

0,426

0,202

0,311

L4/L5

0,310

0,377

0,286

0,285

0,360

0,344

0,327

L5/S1

0,240

0,310

0,310

0,265

0,265

0,360

0,292

Mean

0,322

0,351

0,316

0,279

0,364

0,303

0,323