"wedge compression: isolated anterior column compression (see wedge fracture)"
"stable burst: anterior and middle column compression but the posterior column is normal (see burst fracture)"
"unstable burst: anterior and middle column compression with disrupted posterior column"
"Unlike the more common formal and widely used classification systems (thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score (TLICS) and AO classification of thoracolumbar injuries) that have explicit and precise classification and points schemes, the McAfee classification focuses on descriptive terms that are in common usage among clinicians, even if they are not aware of the classification system itself 2."
"Chance fractures"