Spinal surgery indicator

General Details:

Name:
Spinal surgery indicator
Steward:
NINDS
Definition:
Whether any of the following spinal surgical procedures were performed during the inpatient hospitalization following spinal cord injury: laminectomy, neural canal restoration, reduction, spinal fusion, or internal fixation of the spine. Laminectomy is defined as removal of normal intact lamina or foreign body at the site of spinal cord damage. Neural canal restoration is defined as the removal of bone or disk fragments, blood clots, or foreign bodies (such as bullet fragments) from the spinal canal. Reduction is defined as replacement of one or more dislocated, subluxed or angulated vertebra into anatomic or near anatomic alignment. Spinal fusion is defined as the addition of a bone graft to the vertebrae for the purpose of achieving intervertebral fusion or stability. Internal fixation of the spine is defined as attaching rods, plates, wires, etc. to the spine (individually or in combination) to provide internal surgical stabilization of the vertebral column.
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
0 0=No 0=No
1 1=Yes 1=Yes
9 9=Unknown 9=Unknown

Designations:

Designation:
Spinal surgery indicator
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Designations:

Definition:
Whether any of the following spinal surgical procedures were performed during the inpatient hospitalization following spinal cord injury: laminectomy, neural canal restoration, reduction, spinal fusion, or internal fixation of the spine. Laminectomy is defined as removal of normal intact lamina or foreign body at the site of spinal cord damage. Neural canal restoration is defined as the removal of bone or disk fragments, blood clots, or foreign bodies (such as bullet fragments) from the spinal canal. Reduction is defined as replacement of one or more dislocated, subluxed or angulated vertebra into anatomic or near anatomic alignment. Spinal fusion is defined as the addition of a bone graft to the vertebrae for the purpose of achieving intervertebral fusion or stability. Internal fixation of the spine is defined as attaching rods, plates, wires, etc. to the spine (individually or in combination) to provide internal surgical stabilization of the vertebral column.
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Document:
DeVivo M, Biering-SØrensen F, Charlifue S, Noonan V, Post M, Stripling T, Wing P. International Spinal Cord Injury Core Data Set. Spinal Cord 2006 Sep;44(9):535-40.

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
81JGAdyrG0v
Version:
3.1
Source:
NINDS
Id:
C06413
Version:
3
Source:
BRICS Variable Name
Id:
SpnalSurgryInd
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