Inter- and intra-rater reliability of vertebral fracture classifications in the Swedish fracture register.

Aim: To investigate the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the vertebral fracture classifications used in the Swedish fracture register.

Methods: Radiological images of consecutive patients with cervical spine fractures ( = 50) were classified by 5 raters with different experience levels at two occasions. An identical process was performed with thoracolumbar fractures ( = 50).