Interobserver Reliability of Pirani and Dimeglio Scores in the Clinical Evaluation of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. General Information
2.2. Clinical Severity Assessments
2.2.1. Dimeglio Score (DimS)
2.2.2. Pirani Score (PirS)
2.2.3. Evaluation Contributors
2.3. Primary Outcome Measurement
2.4. Secondary Outcome Measurement
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. PirS and DimS Interobserver Reliability
3.2. OS and RS Scores’ Interobserver Reliability
3.3. PeO and NPeO Scores’ Interobserver Reliability
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pavone, V.; Vescio, A.; Culmone, A.; Caldaci, A.; Rosa, P.L.; Costarella, L.; Testa, G. Interobserver Reliability of Pirani and Dimeglio Scores in the Clinical Evaluation of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot. Children 2021, 8, 618. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/children8080618
Pavone V, Vescio A, Culmone A, Caldaci A, Rosa PL, Costarella L, Testa G. Interobserver Reliability of Pirani and Dimeglio Scores in the Clinical Evaluation of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot. Children. 2021; 8(8):618. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/children8080618
Chicago/Turabian StylePavone, Vito, Andrea Vescio, Annalisa Culmone, Alessia Caldaci, Piermario La Rosa, Luciano Costarella, and Gianluca Testa. 2021. "Interobserver Reliability of Pirani and Dimeglio Scores in the Clinical Evaluation of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot" Children 8, no. 8: 618. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/children8080618