The subaxial cervical spine injury classification system: A novel approach to recognize the importance of morphology, neurology, and integrity of the disco-ligamentous complex

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2365-2374

  Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a,o   Hulbert, R John ^b   Patel, Alpesh A ^c   Fisher, Charles ^d   Dvorak, Marcel ^d   Lehman Jr , Ronald A ^e   Anderson, Paul ^f   Harrop, James ^a   Oner, F C ^g   Arnold, Paul ^h   Fehlings, Michael ⁱ   Hedlund, Rune ^j   Madrazo, Ignacio ^k   Rechtine, Glenn ^l   Aarabi, Bizhan ^m   Shainline, Mike ⁿ  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^k HOSPITAL ÁNGELES DEL PEDREGAL   (Mexico)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

ⁿ PhDx Systems   (Canada)

^o ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Classification system; Sub axial Injury Classification (SLIC) and Severity Scale; subaxial cervical spine injury

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY SCALE; STANDARDIZATION; SUBAXIAL INJURY CLASSIFICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

EID: 34848827134     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181557b92     Document Type: Article

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