Classification
A. Compression
(NOTE: posterior soft tissue must be intact even if there is some posterior element fracture)
- A1: Wedge
- A2: Split or coronal
- A3: Burst
B. Distraction
- B1: Distraction of the posterior soft tissues (subluxation)
- B2: Distraction of the posterior arch (Chance fracture)
- B3: Distraction of the anterior disc (extension spondylolysis)
C. Multi-directional with translation
- C1: Anterior-posterior (dislocation)
- C2: Lateral (lateral shear)
- C3: Rotational (rotational burst)
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