Thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score (TLICS)
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The thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score (TLICS) has been developed by the Spine Trauma Group to overcome some of the perceived difficulties regarding the use of other thoracolumbar spinal fracture classification systems for determining treatment 1.
Classification
Classification score is based on three major categories, known as parameters:
- injury morphology
- posterior ligamentous complex integrity
- patient neurology
Points are assigned to parameters in each of the major categories.
Parameter
Morphology
- compression fracture - 1 point
- burst fracture - 2 points
- translational rotational injury - 3 points
- distraction injury - 4 points
Posterior ligamentous complex
- intact - 0 points
- suspected injury or indeterminate - 2 points
- injured - 3 points
Neurologic involvement
- intact - 0 points
- nerve root - 2 points
- cord/conus medullaris (incomplete) - 3 points
- cord/conus medullaris (complete) - 2 points
- cauda equina - 3 points
Treatment and prognosis
TotalThe total number of points helps guide managing surgeons and physicians determine a management plan depending on the presence of other co-morbidities and injuries. Patient with a score of:
- <4 - usually treated non-operatively
- 4 - may be treated operatively or non-operatively
- >4 - usually considered for operative management
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