Open AccessCervical injuries scored according to the Subaxial Injury Classification system: An analysis of the literature
Author(s) -
Andrei Fernandes Joaquim,
Alpesh A. Patel,
Alexander R. Vaccaro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.139200
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical spine , burst fracture , distraction , neurological deficit , spinal cord injury , surgery , spinal cord , biology , neuroscience , psychiatry
The Subaxial Injury Classification (SLIC) system and severity score has been developed to help surgeons in the decision-making process of treatment of subaxial cervical spine injuries. A detailed description of all potential scored injures of the SLIC is lacking.