Table 1.
Parameter | Points |
---|---|
Morphology | |
Compression fracture | 1 |
Burst fracture | 2 |
Translational/rotational | 3 |
Distraction | 4 |
Neurologic involvement | |
Intact | 0 |
Nerve root | 2 |
Cord, conus medullaris | |
Incomplete | 3 |
Complete | 2 |
Cauda equina | 3 |
Posterior ligamentous complex | |
Intact | 0 |
Injury suspected/indeterminate | 2 |
Injured | 3 |