Application of injury severity score to multiple injuries headed by spinal cord injury.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the application of injury severity score ( ISS) to multiple injuries headed by spinal cord injury.


METHODS
The data of 55 cases (40 males and 15 females, aged 17-69 years, mean equal to 41 years) of multiple injuries headed by spinal cord injury treated in our hospital from January 2000 to December 2004 were reviewed and analyzed with ISS (Version of AIS-2005) to explore their relationship.


RESULTS
The ISS values increased with the number of injured regions, so did the complications. The recovery rate was negatively related to ISS values. During the period of immunity observation, the patients with ISS larger than 25 could undergo planned operations safely.


CONCLUSIONS
Treatment for multiple injuries headed by spinal cord injury closely depends on the general and local conditions of the patients. ISS may provide useful data for the choice of treatment methods.
Liu
Si-hai
SH
Department of Hand Surgery, Jiangxi Hospital of Chinese Peopleos Armed Police Forces, Nanchang 330030, China.
Wang
Ai-min
AM
DU
Quan-yin
QY
Sun
Hong-zhen
HZ
Zhao
Yu-feng
YF
Shen
Yue
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000601:surgery