Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Total score
Is the patient at risk for fracture of orthopedic screws used to stabilize the fracture?
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Purpose: To evaluate a patient with a fracture involving the body of a thoracolumbar vertebra using the load bearing classification of McCormack et al.
Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery, general
Objective: imaging studies
ICD-10: S12, S22.0, S22.1, S32.0, S32.7, S32.8,