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World J Orthop. Jan 18, 2019; 10(1): 14-22
Published online Jan 18, 2019. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v10.i1.14
Inter- and intra-rater reliability of vertebral fracture classifications in the Swedish fracture register
David Morgonsköld, Victoria Warkander, Panayiotis Savvides, Axel Wihlborg, Mathilde Bouzereau, Hans Möller, Paul Gerdhem
David Morgonsköld, Panayiotis Savvides, Axel Wihlborg, Hans Möller, Paul Gerdhem, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-14186, Sweden
Victoria Warkander, Department of Orthopaedics, Danderyd Hospital, Danderyd 18288, Sweden
Panayiotis Savvides, Axel Wihlborg, Hans Möller, Paul Gerdhem, Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm SE-14186, Sweden
Mathilde Bouzereau, Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm SE-14186, Sweden
Author contributions: Morgonsköld D, Warkander V, Möller H and Gerdhem P designed the study. All of the authors collected the data. Morgonsköld D, Warkander V and Gerdhem P made the analysis and manuscript draft. Savvides P, Wihlborg A, Bouzereau M, Möller H and Gerdhem P made the manuscript comment. Morgonsköld D and Gerdhem P finalized the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The regional Ethical Review Board in Stockholm, Sweden, approved the study, No. 2016/897-31/1. All patients were investigated and treated according to clinical guidelines. No interventions were made.
Informed consent statement: Patient consent was not required for the retrieval of radiological images from the hospital. Verbal consent was obtained from the physicians that classified the images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors has any conflicting interests.
Data sharing statement: Data can be provided on request by the corresponding author.
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Corresponding author: Paul Gerdhem, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, K54, Huddinge, Stockholm SE-14186, Sweden. paul.gerdhem@sll.se
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Received: September 12, 2018
Peer-review started: September 12, 2018
First decision: October 15, 2018
Revised: October 27, 2018
Accepted: December 24, 2018
Article in press: December 24, 2018
Published online: January 18, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: The Swedish Fracture register gathers national data on fractures. We adapted commonly used classifications for spine fractures and studied inter and intra-rater reliability as a basis for future usage of the register, including research on outcome after spine fractures.