Classification systems for acute thoracolumbar trauma.

Purpose of review: Many thoracolumbar injury-classification schemes have been proposed, but a widely accepted and reliable system to characterize injuries and guide treatment has not been established.Recent findings: Recent studies have shown that the most widely used classifications do not produce...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Orthopaedics Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 253 - 259
Main Authors: Fassett DR, Politi R, Patel A, Brown Z, Vaccaro AR
Format: pictorial questionnaire/scale review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007 May
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