Research Article

Interobserver Reliability among Radiologists and Orthopaedists in Evaluation of Chondral Lesions of the Knee by MRI

Table 1

Kappa statistics among orthopaedists, radiologists, and between orthopaedists and radiologists.

Case = 1
𝐾 ( 𝑃 value)
Case = 2
𝐾 ( 𝑃 value)
Case = 3
𝐾 ( 𝑃 value)
Case = 4
𝐾 ( 𝑃 value)
Case = 5
𝐾 ( 𝑃 value)
Case = 6
𝐾 ( 𝑃 value)
All cases
𝐾 ( 𝑃 value)

Orthopaedists−0.13
(0.646)
0.31
(0.171)
0.02
(0.330)
0.29
(0.009)
0.15
(0.193)
0.11
(0.147)
0.22
(0.008)

Radiologists0
(NA)
0.20
(0.050)
0.78
(<0.001)
0.27
(0.055)
0.06
(0.365)
0.53
(0.002)
0.37
(<0.001)

Orthopaedists and radiologists−0.10
(0.809)*
0.24
(0.009)
0.06
(NC)
0.09
(0.146)
−0.06
(0.787)
0.15
(0.021)
0.17
(NC)**

NA: Not applicable.
NC: Not calculable due to missing response by a rater.