title: The Allen test. A study of inter-observer reliability.
abstract: The Allen test was performed by four physician examiners on 200 hands of healthy volunteers. Positive results were found in 5.5% of hands. There was not a single case in which all four observers agreed. Considerable inter-observer disagreement is associated with the Allen test.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vu-Rose
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ebramzadeh
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kuschner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014654:Vascular Patency