Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 , Vol 58 , Num 1

International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury Revised 2011: Turkish Translation of Worksheet

Berrin Gündüz 1 ,Belgin Erhan 1
1 İstanbul Fiziksel Tedavi Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye DOI : 10.4274/tftr.03708

Performing a standardized physical examination is useful in follow-up of the injury, monitorizing the effects of different treatments and to build a standard terminology among professionals dealing with the disease. The most common used method in assesment of spinal cord injured patient is International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury developed by American Spinal Cord Association (ASIA). The purpose of this report is to introduce the Turkish translation of worksheet in 2011 revision of International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. 

Keywords : Spinal cord injury; International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury Revised 2011; ASIA; ISCoS, Turkish translatio