Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification Systems
Publication Date: March 1, 2013
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
RECOMMENDATIONS
Level I
The Subaxial Injury Classification (SLIC) and severity scale is recommended as a classification system for spinal cord injury. This system includes morphological, ligamentous, and neurological information in its scoring, thus communicating a greater amount of information regarding the extent of the patient’s injury. Its overall inter-rater reliability has an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.71.
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Title
Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification Systems
Authoring Organization
Congress of Neurological Surgeons