Validating a newly proposed classification system for thoracolumbar spine trauma: Looking to the future of the thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 567-572

  Bono, Christopher M ^a,h   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^b   Hurlbert, R J ^c   Arnold, Paul ^d   Oner, F C ^e   Harrop, James ^f   Anand, Neel ^g  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Fracture; Injury; Thoracolumbar; Validation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; INJURY SEVERITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR INJURY CLASSIFICATION AND SEVERITY SCORE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33748953028     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000244999.90868.52     Document Type: Review

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