The Pfirrmann classification of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration: an independent inter- and intra-observer agreement assessment.

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Published in Eur Spine J on February 15, 2016

Authors

Julio Urrutia1, Pablo Besa2, Mauricio Campos2, Pablo Cikutovic3, Mario Cabezon3, Marcelo Molina2, Juan Pablo Cruz3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Marcoleta 352, Santiago, Chile. jurrutia@med.puc.cl.
2: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Marcoleta 352, Santiago, Chile.
3: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

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