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Erschienen in: European Spine Journal 10/2013

01.10.2013 | Editorial

AO spine classification system for thoracolumbar fractures

verfasst von: Max Aebi

Erschienen in: European Spine Journal | Ausgabe 10/2013

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Excerpt

The classification of a certain pathology––be it located at the spine or at another anatomical region of the human body, and be it traumatic or a disease––is a fundamental medical act in terms of developing a common language for the understanding of this pathology and as an attempt to standardize treatment and to measure outcome. Classifications should be as simple as possible and consistently reproducible and have a rational treatment implication. There may be a basic classification for the daily clinical use and a more detailed sub-classification for more sophisticated scientific evaluations. …
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Zurück zum Zitat Reinhold M, Audigé L, Schnake KJ, Bellabarba C, Dai LY, Oner FC (2013) AO spine injury classification system: a revision proposal for the thoracic and lumbar spine. Eur Spine J 22(10). doi:10.1007/s00586-013-2738-0 Reinhold M, Audigé L, Schnake KJ, Bellabarba C, Dai LY, Oner FC (2013) AO spine injury classification system: a revision proposal for the thoracic and lumbar spine. Eur Spine J 22(10). doi:10.​1007/​s00586-013-2738-0
Metadaten
Titel
AO spine classification system for thoracolumbar fractures
verfasst von
Max Aebi
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2013
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Spine Journal / Ausgabe 10/2013
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-013-3062-4

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