TY - JOUR
T1 - Interobserver reliability of the Mallet score
AU - Van Der Sluijs, Johannes A.
AU - Van Doorn-Loogman, Mirjam H.
AU - Ritt, Marco J.P.F.
AU - Wuisman, Paul I.J.M.
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - The interobserver reliability of the Mallet score for active shoulder function was assessed by three experienced observers in a group of 30 children with an obstetric brachial plexus lesion (mean age 7.1 years, range 4.5-10 years). Interobserver reliability, measured using weighted κ, was good. Kappa varied between 0.37 and 0.84 and differed between the different aspects of the Mallet score and different pairs of observers. In decreasing order, mean weighted κ was 0.75 for abduction, 0.73 for hand to neck, 0.67 for hand to spine, 0.6 for external rotation and 0.53 for hand to mouth.
AB - The interobserver reliability of the Mallet score for active shoulder function was assessed by three experienced observers in a group of 30 children with an obstetric brachial plexus lesion (mean age 7.1 years, range 4.5-10 years). Interobserver reliability, measured using weighted κ, was good. Kappa varied between 0.37 and 0.84 and differed between the different aspects of the Mallet score and different pairs of observers. In decreasing order, mean weighted κ was 0.75 for abduction, 0.73 for hand to neck, 0.67 for hand to spine, 0.6 for external rotation and 0.53 for hand to mouth.
KW - Brachial palsy
KW - Mallet score
KW - Reliability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33746896149&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/01202412-200609000-00004
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/01202412-200609000-00004
M3 - Article
C2 - 16891958
SN - 1060-152X
VL - 15
SP - 324
EP - 327
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B
IS - 5
ER -