The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 100-B, Issue 2 | Pages 242 - 246
1 Feb 2018
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To evaluate interobserver reliability of the Orthopaedic Trauma
Association’s open fracture classification system (OTA-OFC). Patients of any age with a first presentation of an open long
bone fracture were included. Standard radiographs, wound photographs,
and a short clinical description were given to eight orthopaedic
surgeons, who independently evaluated the injury using both the
Gustilo and Anderson (GA) and OTA-OFC classifications. The responses
were compared for variability using Cohen’s kappa.Aims
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