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"The subaxial cervical spine injury classification (SLIC) system and severity score is a system for cervical spine trauma that helps guide treatment and predict prognosis."

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"SLIC is the most widely used classification system for predicting prognosis and is recommended (c. 2020) by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) ²."

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"WFNS recommendations for SLIC scores ²:"

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EG List And

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"rotation/translation (e.g. facet dislocation, unstable teardrop, or advanced flexion compression injury): 4 points"

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"disrupted (e.g. disc space widening, facet perch, or dislocation): 2 points"

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H1 Usage
H1 Classification
H1 History and etymology
H1 Related pathology
H1 See also

"Injury morphology"

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"Discoligamentous complex"

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"Neurological status"

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"Interpretation"

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Oxford Comma

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"The discoligamentous complex comprises the intervertebral disc, anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments, ligamentum flavum, interspinous and supraspinous ligaments, and facet joint capsules. Their integrity as a whole in one segment is rated as follows:"

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"The discoligamentous complex comprises the intervertebral disc, anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments, ligamentum flavum, interspinous and supraspinous ligaments, and facet joint capsules. Their integrity as a whole in one segment is rated as follows:"

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