Magerl classification of thoracolumbar spinal fractures (historical)
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Magerl classification 1 is based on the three column concept by Denis 2, and the McAfee classification 3. It relies exclusively on CT findings.
Classification
A: compression injuries
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A1: impaction fractures
- A1.1: endplate impaction
- A1.2: wedge impaction
- A1.3: vertebral body collapse
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A2: split fractures
- A2.1: frontal split fracture
- A2.2: sagittal split fracture
- A2.3: pincer fracture
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A3: burst fractures
- A3.1: incomplete burst fracture
- A3.2: burst split fracture
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A3.3: complete burst fracture
- A3.3.1: pincer
- A3.3.2: flexion
- A3.3.3: axial
B: distraction injuries
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B1: predominantly transligamentous flexion-distraction injury
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B1.1: with transverse disc disruption
- B1.1.1: flexion subluxation
- B1.1.2: anterior dislocation
- B1.1.3: B1.1.1 or B1.1.2 the with fractures of the articular processes
- B1.2: with type A vertebral body fracture
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B1.1: with transverse disc disruption
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B2: predominantly osseous flexion-distraction injury
- B2.1: transverse bicolumn fracture
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B2.2: posterior osseous disruption with transverse disc disruption
- B2.2.1: through the pedicles
- B2.2.2: through the interarticular portions (flexion spondylolysis)
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B2.3: with type A vertebral body fracture
- B2.3.1: through the pedicles
- B2.3.2: through the isthmus
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B3: anterior disruption through the disc
- B3.1: hyperextension-subluxation
- B3.2: hyperextension-spondylolysis
- B3.3: posterior dislocation
C: torsion injuries
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C1: rotation-compression injury
- C1.1: impaction
- C1.2: split
- C1.3: burst
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C2: rotation-distraction injury
- C2.1: with transligamentous flexion-distraction
- C2.2: with transosseous flexion-distraction
- C2.3: with hyperextension-distraction
- C3: rotational shear injury
-<p><strong>Magerl classification</strong> <sup>1</sup> is based on the three column concept by <a href="/articles/three-column-concept-of-thoracolumbar-spinal-fractures">Denis</a> <sup>2</sup>, and the <a href="/articles/thoracolumbar-spinal-fractures-mcafee-classification-2">McAfee classification</a> <sup>3</sup>. It relies exclusively on CT findings.</p><h4>Classification</h4><h5>A: compression injuries</h5><ul>- +<p><strong>Magerl classification</strong> <sup>1</sup> is based on the three column concept by <a href="/articles/three-column-concept-of-spinal-fractures">Denis</a> <sup>2</sup>, and the <a href="/articles/thoracolumbar-spinal-fractures-mcafee-classification-2">McAfee classification</a> <sup>3</sup>. It relies exclusively on CT findings.</p><h4>Classification</h4><h5>A: compression injuries</h5><ul>
Systems changed:
- Trauma
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