Table 7 The improved version of assessment system of thoracolumbar osteoporotic fracture (ASTLOF).
Characteristic | Value |
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Part 1 | |
Morphology (N = n1 + n2 + n3) | |
Normal (n1) | 0xn1 |
Compression fractures (n2) | 1xn2 |
Burst fracture (n3) | 2xn3 |
MRI (N = na + nb + nc) | |
Normal (na) | 0xna |
Long T1 and T2 signal (nb) | 1xnb |
Vacuum or effusion in vertebral body (nc) | 2xnc |
Part 2 | |
Bone mineral density | |
T > −2.5 | 0 |
−2.5 > T > −3.5 | 1 |
T < −3.5 | 2 |
Pain | |
No obvious pain | 0 |
Back and lower back pain | 1 |
Sustained pain or spinal cord injury | 2 |
Total score | Part 1 + Part 2 |