Subaxial Injury Classification and Severity Scale (SLICS)
Classifies subaxial cervical spine injury and provides treatment recommendations.
INSTRUCTIONS
May be used with x-ray or MRI.
Pearls/Pitfalls
No abnormality
0Compression
+1Burst
+2Distraction (e.g. facet perch, hyperextension)
+3Rotation/translation (e.g. facet dislocation, unstable teardrop or advance-stage flexion compression injury)
+4Intact
0Indeterminate (e.g. isolated interspinous widening, MRI signal changes only)
+1Disrupted (e.g. widening of the disk space, facet perch or dislocation, kyphotic deformity)
+2Intact
0Root injury
+1Complete cord injury
+2Incomplete cord injury
+3Result:
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