Table 1 Shows TLCS classification [8]
From: Accuracy of MRI (TLICS vs AOSIS) in assessment of thoracolumbar spine injuries for guiding treatment
Injury category | Point value |
|---|---|
Injury morphology | |
 Compression | 1 |
 Burst | 2 |
 Translation or rotation | 3 |
 Distraction | 4 |
PLC status | |
 Intact | 0 |
 Suspected | 2 |
 Injured | 3 |
Neurological status | |
 Nerve root involvement | 2 |
 Spinal cord or conus medullaris injury | 3 |
 Incomplete | 3 |
 Complete | 2 |
 Cauda equina syndrome | 3 |