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TLICS (Thoracolumbar Injury Classification) calculator
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TLICS <=3 — often nonoperative
Band: TLICS <=3 — often nonoperative
Interpretation. TLICS <=3 — often nonoperative
Suggested management. Lower TLICS band often managed nonoperatively.
TLICS (Thoracolumbar Injury Classification): 0 — TLICS <=3 — often nonoperative. Interpretation: TLICS <=3 — often nonoperative What to do: Lower TLICS band often managed nonoperatively. Inputs: Morphology compression (+1): false; Morphology burst (+2): false; Morphology translation/rotation (+3): false; Morphology distraction (+4): false; PLC suspected/indeterminate (+2): false; PLC injured (+3): false; Nerve root (+2): false; Complete cord (+2): false; Incomplete cord (+3): false; Cauda equina (+3): false Source: Vaccaro AR et al. Thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score: a new paradigm for the treatment of thoracolumbar spine trauma. Spine. DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000182986.43345.cb. PMID: 16307197. Scope: morphology + PLC + neurology points; >=5 suggests surgery. (2005)
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Clinical inputs
- Morphology compression (+1)
- Morphology burst (+2)
- Morphology translation/rotation (+3)
- Morphology distraction (+4)
- PLC suspected/indeterminate (+2)
- PLC injured (+3)
- Nerve root (+2)
- Complete cord (+2)
- Incomplete cord (+3)
- Cauda equina (+3)
Primary source
Vaccaro AR et al. Thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score: a new paradigm for the treatment of thoracolumbar spine trauma. Spine. DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000182986.43345.cb. PMID: 16307197. Scope: morphology + PLC + neurology points; >=5 suggests surgery. (2005)
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