The Influence of Fracture Mechanism and Morphology on the Reliability and Validity of Two Novel Thoracolumbar Injury Classification Systems
Whang PG, Vaccaro AR, Poelstra KA, Patel AA, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Sharan AD, Ratliff JK, Hurlbert RJ, Anderson P, Aarabi B, Sekhon LH, Gahr R, Carrino JA. The Influence of Fracture Mechanism and Morphology on the Reliability and Validity of Two Novel Thoracolumbar Injury Classification Systems. Spine 2007, 32: 791-795. PMID: 17414915, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000258882.96011.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreThoracolumbar fracturesSeverity scoreThoracolumbar injuriesInjury mechanismSubstantial reproducibilityInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of traumaThoracolumbar Injury Classification SystemThoracolumbar Injury ClassificationInjury classification systemGroup of surgeonsTLISS systemInjury characteristicsRadiographic findingsInjury classificationSpinal traumaBACKGROUND DATAInjury morphologySpinal stabilityPosterior ligamentsPatientsInjuryRespective kappa valuesKappa statisticsEvaluation 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