Spine Classifications and Severity Measures

• Studying spinal disease conditions
• Preparing informed treatment decisions
• Communicating individual patient disease severity
• Evaluating publications regarding treatment results and success
• Formulating spinal research projects
• Providing a scientific reference tool

The book is divided into two major systems

Disease severity:

• General disease severity
• Instability
• Osteoporosis
• Stenosis
• Spinal deformity
• Degenerative disorders
• Infection
• Tumor
• Heterotopic ossification

Trauma severity:

• General trauma scores
• Spinal cord injury
• Fracture classifications

All identified measures within each category are formally reviewed and displayed in a unique visually friendly manner containing:

• A one of a kind compendium of high quality diagrams for each severity measure or classification system with unrivaled specificity and detail
• The content of each measure and whether it incorporates the critically important ABCDs of disease severity including: an anatomical component, a biomechanical component, a clinical component, and the degree of severity component
• A summary of the measures validity, reliability, and predictive ability with corresponding patient populations
• An evaluation of each measure using our scoring criteria focusing on methodological rigor and clinical utility
• An overall score for each measure rating the instrument's strength with respect to methodology and clinical utility