Assessment of Intra- and Inter-observer Measurement Variability in a Radiographic Metacarpophalangeal Joint Osteophytosis Scoring System for the Horse
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patient Inclusion Criteria
2.2. MCP Joint Osteophytes Scoring System
2.3. Observers
2.4. Statistical analysis
3. Results
3.1. Population
3.2. Intra-observer Measurements
3.3. Inter-observer Measurement
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Grade | Severity | Findings |
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0 | no osteoarthritis | normal radiographic aspect |
1 | mild osteoarthritis | slight osteophytosis and/or slight sclerosis is observed |
2 | moderate osteoarthritis | sclerosis and osteophytosis appear moderate |
3 | severe osteoarthritis | severe sclerosis and the presence of marked osteophytes |
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Lacitignola, L.; Imperante, A.; Staffieri, F.; De Siena, R.; De Luca, P.; Muci, A.; Crovace, A. Assessment of Intra- and Inter-observer Measurement Variability in a Radiographic Metacarpophalangeal Joint Osteophytosis Scoring System for the Horse. Vet. Sci. 2020, 7, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7020039
Lacitignola L, Imperante A, Staffieri F, De Siena R, De Luca P, Muci A, Crovace A. Assessment of Intra- and Inter-observer Measurement Variability in a Radiographic Metacarpophalangeal Joint Osteophytosis Scoring System for the Horse. Veterinary Sciences. 2020; 7(2):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7020039
Chicago/Turabian StyleLacitignola, Luca, Annarita Imperante, Francesco Staffieri, Rocco De Siena, Pasquale De Luca, Arianna Muci, and Antonio Crovace. 2020. "Assessment of Intra- and Inter-observer Measurement Variability in a Radiographic Metacarpophalangeal Joint Osteophytosis Scoring System for the Horse" Veterinary Sciences 7, no. 2: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7020039