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Neurosurgery

a five-grade scale of neurological function after spinal cord injury, from complete loss to normal function.

In neurosurgery, Frankel grade refers to a five-grade scale of neurological function after spinal cord injury, from complete loss to normal function. This meaning comes from Frankel (1969) in Spinal Cord.[1]

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References

Frankel, H. L., Hancock, D. O., Hyslop, G., Melzak, J., Michaelis, L. S., Ungar, G. H., Vernon, J. D. S., & Walsh, J. J. (1969). The value of postural reduction in the initial management of closed injuries of the spine with paraplegia and tetraplegia: Part I. Spinal Cord, 7(3), 179-192. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1969.30

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