Table 5

Interobserver and intraobserver agreement for the spine specialists and pooled surgical specialist samples.

SpecialtyKendall’s W Agreement Status
Interobserver agreement
 Orthopedic0.79Acceptable
 Neurological0.88Appreciable
 Combined spine0.80Appreciable
 Combined all0.88Appreciable
Intraobserver agreement
 Orthopedic0.91Excellent
 Neurological0.95Excellent
 Combined spine0.92Excellent
 Combined all0.96Excellent