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- Andrei F Joaquim, Brandon Lawrence, Michael Daubs, Darrel Brodke, Helder Tedeschi, Alexander R Vaccaro, and Alpesh A Patel.
- J Spinal Cord Med. 2014 Jan 1;37(1):101-6.
ContextThe Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score (TLICS) was proposed to improve injury classification and guide surgical decision-making of thoracolumbar spinal trauma (TLST), but its impact on the care of patients has not been quantified.Study DesignRetrospective study.Patient SampleAnalysis of 458 patients treated for TLST trauma from 2000 through 2010 at a single center. Outcome measures Neurological status - ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS), failure of conservative treatment, and surgical complications.MethodsClinical and radiological data were evaluated. Patients were grouped according to the period before (2000-2006) and after (2007-2010) utilization of the TLICS.ResultsFrom 2000 to 2006, 148 patients were initially treated conservatively (C) and 66 were surgically (S) treated. In the C group, the TLICS ranged from 1 to 7 (median 1; mean 1.57). In the S group, the TLICS ranged from 2 to 10 (median 2; mean 4.14). The TLICS matched treatment in 97.9% of conservatively treated patients. From 2007 to 2010, 162 patients were initially treated C and 82 were treated S. In the C group, the TLICS ranged from 1 to 4 (median 1; mean 1.48). In the S group, the TLICS ranged from 2-10 (median 4; mean 4.4). The TLICS matched treatment in 98.8% of C-treated patients. Overall, failure of C treatment occurred in nine patients; most failures (7/9) and all three missed distractive injuries occurred prior to use of the TLICS.ConclusionsAfter introduction of the TLICS, there was a trend towards more successful conservative treatment with fewer conversions to surgical treatment.
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