Assessment of load-sharing thoracolumbar injury: A modified scoring system.

Autor:	Su QH; Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China., Li YC; Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China., Zhang Y; Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China., Tan J; Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China., Cheng B; Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China. dr_chengbiao@163.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	World journal of clinical cases [World J Clin Cases] 2020 Nov 06; Vol. 8 (21), pp. 5128-5138.
DOI:	10.12998/wjcc.v8.i21.5128
Abstrakt:	Background: Many classification systems of thoracolumbar spinal fractures have been proposed to enhance treatment protocols, but none have achieved universal adoption. Aim: To develop a new patient scoring system for cases with thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score (TLICS) = 4, namely the load-sharing thoracolumbar injury score (LSTLIS). Methods: Based on thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score, this study proposes the use of the established load-sharing classification (LSC) to develop an improved classification system (LSTLIS). To prove the reliability and reproducibility of LSTLIS, a retrospective analysis for patients with thoracolumbar vertebral fractures has been conducted. Results: A total of 102 cases were enrolled in the study. The scoring trend of LSTLIS is roughly similar as the LSC scoring, however, the average deviation based on the former method is relatively smaller than that of the latter. Thus, the robustness of the LSTLIS scoring method is better than that of LSC. LSTLIS can further classify patients with TLICS = 4, so as to assess more accurately this particular circumstance, and the majority of LSTLIS recommendations are consistent with actual clinical decisions. Conclusion: LSTLIS is a scoring system that combines LSC and TLICS to compensate for the lack of appropriate inclusion of anterior and middle column compression fractures with TLICS. Following preliminary clinical verification, LSTLIS has greater feasibility and reliability value, is more practical in comprehensively assessing certain clinical circumstances, and has better accuracy with clinically significant guidelines. Competing Interests: Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no financial or other conflicts of interest in relation to this research and its publication. (©The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.)
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