10.1055/b-0034-98166 6.6 Lumbosacral spine trauma classification systems 1 Introduction to lumbosacral spine classification systems Sacral fractures have been long overlooked or compiled into the area of pelvic ring fractures. The…
10.1055/b-0034-98162 6.2 Spinal cord injury severity measures 1 Evolution of classification systems The anatomical and physiological complexity of the spinal cord is daunting and a perfect grading system for neurological…
10.1055/b-0034-98149 5.2 Instability Severity measuresAllan F Tencer 1 Introduction to posttraumatic stability as related to classification systems Biomechanical observations A spinal injury classification system should provide information as to the…
10.1055/b-0034-98157 5.6 Spine Classifications and Severity Measures K Venugopal Menon 1 An introduction to classification and grading of spinal infection Developing a comprehensive classification system that will encompass all types…
10.1055/b-0034-98152 5.3 Deformity severity measures: 5.3.3 Deformity severity measures: ankylosing disorders Hossein K Elgafy, Daniel C Norvell, Jens R Chapman 1 Introduction to deformity severity measures for ankylosing spondylitis Arthritis…
10.1055/b-0034-98154 5.4 Degenerative measures: 5.4.1 Degenerative measures: cervical myelopathy 1 Introduction to cervical myelopathy and stenosis classifications Clinically symptomatic myelopathy and stenosis of the cervical spine usually exist concurrently; however,…
10.1055/b-0034-98156 5.5 Osteoporosis severity measures Susan M Ott 1 Introduction to spine osteoporosis severity There are two components of osteoporosis severity in relationship to the spine: the degree of vertebral…
10.1055/b-0034-98161 6.1 General trauma severity measures 1 Introduction to general trauma classification systems There are a variety of general trauma severity measures in use today. Their primary goals vary from…
10.1055/b-0034-98153 5.3 Deformity severity measures: 5.3.4 Deformity severity measures: spondylolisthesis Richard P Williams 1 Introduction to lumbosacral sponylolisthesis classifications Nowhere is there a greater need for an integrated and clinically…
10.1055/b-0034-98160 5.9 Heterotopic ossification 1 Introduction to total disk arthroplasty and heterotopic ossification The introduction of motion preserving implants in the treatment of cervical and lumbar degenerative disorders has brought…
