Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score

Predicting the need for surgical intervention in patients with spondylodiscitis: the Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score (BSDS).

Appalanaidu N, Shafafy R, Gee C, Brogan K, Karmani S, Morassi G, Elsayed S.
Eur Spine J. 2019 Apr;28(4):751-761. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5775-x. Epub 2018 Oct 13.

PMID: 30317386

Modified JOA

Cervical laminectomy and dentate ligament section for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Benzel EC, Lancon J, Kesterson L, Hadden T.
J Spinal Disord. 1991 Sep;4(3):286-95.

PMID: 1802159

The modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale: establishing criteria for mild, moderate and severe impairment in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy.

Tetreault L, Kopjar B, Nouri A, Arnold P, Barbagallo G, Bartels R, Qiang Z, Singh A, Zileli M, Vaccaro A, Fehlings MG.
Eur Spine J. 2017 Jan;26(1):78-84. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4660-8. Epub 2016 Jun 24.

PMID: 27342612

Nurick Classification

The natural history and the results of surgical treatment of the spinal cord disorder associated with cervical spondylosis.

Nurick S.
Brain. 1972;95(1):101-8. No abstract available.

PMID: 5023079

Ranawat Classification

Cervical spine fusion in rheumatoid arthritis.

Ranawat CS, O'Leary P, Pellicci P, Tsairis P, Marchisello P, Dorr L.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1979 Oct;61(7):1003-10.

AO Spine Classification

AOSpine-Spine Trauma Classification System: The Value of Modifiers: A Narrative Review With Commentary on Evolving Descriptive Principles.

Divi SN, Schroeder GD, Oner FC, Kandziora F, Schnake KJ, Dvorak MF, Benneker LM, Chapman JR, Vaccaro AR.
Global Spine J. 2019 May;9(1 Suppl):77S-88S. doi: 10.1177/2192568219827260. Epub 2019 May 8.

AOSpine Classification Systems (Subaxial, Thoracolumbar).

Schnake KJ, Schroeder GD, Vaccaro AR, Oner C.
J Orthop Trauma. 2017 Sep;31 Suppl 4:S14-S23. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000947. Review.

PMID: 28816871

TLICS

A new classification of thoracolumbar injuries: the importance of injury morphology, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and neurologic status.

Vaccaro AR, Lehman RA Jr, Hurlbert RJ, Anderson PA, Harris M, Hedlund R, Harrop J, Dvorak M, Wood K, Fehlings MG, Fisher C, Zeiller SC, Anderson DG, Bono CM, Stock GH, Brown AK, Kuklo T, Oner FC.

McCormack

The load sharing classification of spine fractures.

McCormack T, Karaikovic E, Gaines RW.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Aug 1;19(15):1741-4.

PMID: 7973969

ASIA

Classifications In Brief: American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale

Timothy T. Roberts, Garrett R. Leonard, Daniel J. Cepela
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 May; 475(5): 1499–1504. Published online 2016 Nov 4. doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5133-4

PMCID: PMC5384910

Frankel

The value of postural reduction in the initial management of closed injuries of the spine with paraplegia and tetraplegia. I.

Frankel HL, Hancock DO, Hyslop G, Melzak J, Michaelis LS, Ungar GH, Vernon JD, Walsh JJ.
Paraplegia. 1969 Nov;7(3):179-92. No abstract available.

Tomita

Surgical strategy for spinal metastases.

Tomita K, Kawahara N, Kobayashi T, Yoshida A, Murakami H, Akamaru T.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Feb 1;26(3):298-306.

PMID: 11224867

Surgical strategy for spinal metastases.

Bauer H, Tomita K, Kawahara N, Abdel-Wanis ME, Murakami H.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 May 15;27(10):1124-6. No abstract available.

PMID: 12004183

Modified Tokushashi

A revised scoring system for preoperative evaluation of metastatic spine tumor prognosis.

Tokuhashi Y, Matsuzaki H, Oda H, Oshima M, Ryu J.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Oct 1;30(19):2186-91.

PMID: 16205345

SINS score

A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

Fisher CG, DiPaola CP, Ryken TC, Bilsky MH, Shaffrey CI, Berven SH, Harrop JS, Fehlings MG, Boriani S, Chou D, Schmidt MH, Polly DW, Biagini R, Burch S, Dekutoski MB, Ganju A, Gerszten PC, Gokaslan ZL, Groff MW, Liebsch NJ, Mendel E, Okuno SH, Patel S, Rhines LD, Rose PS, Sciubba DM, Sundaresan N, Tomita K, Varga PP, Vialle LR, Vrionis FD, Yamada Y, Fourney DR.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Oct 15;35(22):E1221-9. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181e16ae2. Review.

PMID: 20562730