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15905761

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Significant controversy exists regarding the optimal management of thoracolumbar injuries. This is in part due to the lack of understanding of the natural history of various injury subtypes and the absence of a universally accepted classification scheme that facilitates communication among care providers and assists in directing treatment. The Spine Trauma Study Group has developed an injury severity score based on three major variables: the mechanism of injury determined by radiographic appearance, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and the neurologic status of the patient. By systematically assigning specific point values within each category based on the severity of injury, a final severity score may be generated that can be used to help direct treatment. The goal of this work is to present a proposal of a detailed treatment algorithm to assist in the nonoperative or operative management of thoracolumbar injuries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1536-0652
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The thoracolumbar injury severity score: a proposed treatment algorithm.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. alexvaccaro3@aol.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't