Table 8 Intra-observer reliability of posterior spondylosis (К) for 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
Segment	W	K	B	U	Mean
L1/L2	0,382	0,327	0,324	0,419	0,363
L2/L3	0,317	0,397	0,383	0,383	0,370
L3/L4	0,210	0,369	0,268	0,298	0,286
L4/L5	0,337	0,343	0,312	0,318	0,328
L5/S1	0,315	0,316	0,244	0,324	0,300
Mean	0,312	0,350	0,306	0,348	0,329

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