The Adoption of a New Classification System
Patel AA, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Sharan A, Whang PG, Poelstra KA, Arnold P, Dimar J, Madrazo I, Hegde S. The Adoption of a New Classification System. Spine 2007, 32: e105-e110. PMID: 17268253, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000254107.57551.8a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracolumbar Injury ClassificationTLISS systemConsecutive patientsInjury classificationMagnetic resonance imagingThoracolumbar injuriesInterobserver reliabilityPlain radiographsSeverity scoreResonance imagingUnweighted Cohen kappa coefficientSingle training institutionProspective clinical assessmentSpearman correlation valuesInjury classification systemAssessment timeTime-dependent changesClassification systemClinical assessmentCohen's kappa coefficientBACKGROUND DATANew classification systemPatientsSecond assessmentInjuryEvaluation of two novel thoracolumbar trauma classification systems
Patel AA, Whang PG, Brodke DS, Agarwal A, Hong J, Fernandez C, Vaccaro AR. Evaluation of two novel thoracolumbar trauma classification systems. Indian Journal Of Orthopaedics 2007, 41: 322-326. PMID: 21139786, PMCID: PMC2989501, DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.36995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreTLISS systemThoracolumbar fracturesSeverity scoreInter-observer reliabilityTLICS systemInter-rater kappa statisticsUnweighted Cohen kappa coefficientInjury Severity ScoreTrauma classification systemsThoracolumbar Injury ClassificationSubstantial reliabilityThoracolumbar spinal injuriesInter-observer correlationPlain radiographsSingle institutionConsecutive injuriesInjury classificationNovel classification systemPrognostic informationSpinal injuryCohen's kappa coefficientClinical practiceSignificant improvementKappa coefficient