Table 1 Tlics standard scale
Type | Point | |
|---|---|---|
Injury morphology | Compression | 1 |
Burst | 2 | |
Translation/rotation | 3 | |
Distraction | 4 | |
Posterior ligamentous complex | Intact | 0 |
Suspected/indeterminate | 2 | |
Injured | 3 | |
Neurologic status | Intact | 0 |
Nerve root | 2 | |
Cord, conus medullaris, complete | 2 | |
Cord, conus medullaris, incomplete | 3 | |
Cauda equine | 3 | |
Treatment options (total score) | Non-operative treatment | ≤ 3 |
Non-operative or surgery | 4 | |
Surgical intervention | ≥ 5 | |