Table 1 TLICS score [8]
From: Role of minimally invasive percutaneous fixation in thoracolumbar fractures: a prospective study
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 |
Management | |
Non-operative | 0–3 |
Non-operative or operative | 4 |
Operative | ≥ 5 |