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Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of the Soong Classification for Distal Radius Volar Locking Plate Placement
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  • James Creighton, Indiana University
  • Courtney D. Jensen, University of the Pacific
  • F. Kaplan, Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, Indianapolis, USA
ORCID
Courtney Jensen: 0000-0001-9774-0694
Document Type
Article
Department
Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences Department
DOI
10.1177/1558944718797347
Publication Date
8-24-2018
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the intrarater and interrater reliability of the Soong classification for volar locking plate placement on a randomly selected, consecutive series of radiographs. Our hypothesis was that the classification would be reliable. Methods: Six physicians of differing levels of training (orthopedic surgery intern to fellowship-trained upper extremity staff) were asked to review 40 radiographs in a random order on 2 separate occasions, 4 weeks apart. All observers graded each image (0, 1, or 2) based on the corresponding Soong grade. A weighted κ was used to determine the intrarater agreement. The interrater agreement was determined using an intraclass coefficient: Results: The intrarater reliability using a weighted κ ranged from 0.229 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.048-0.411) to 0.946 (95% CI: 0.840-1.051). The interrater intraclass coefficient for Randomization 1 was 0.944 (95% 0.912-0.967) and Randomization 2 was 0.877 (95% CI: 0.797-0.930). Conclusion: The Soong classification is a reliable tool, both interrater and intrarater, for assessing distal radius volar locking plate placement. The classification system remained reliable despite a randomly selected, consecutive series of images and physician observers of varying levels of training.
Citation Information
James Creighton, Courtney D. Jensen and F. Kaplan. "Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of the Soong Classification for Distal Radius Volar Locking Plate Placement" Hand (2018) ISSN: 1558-9447
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/courtney-jensen/54/