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. 2020 May;478(5):1125-1130.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001153.

Classification in Brief: The Meyerding Classification System of Spondylolisthesis

Ezekial Koslosky  1 , David Gendelberg  2
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Classification in Brief: The Meyerding Classification System of Spondylolisthesis

Ezekial Koslosky et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 May.
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AF According to the Meyerding classification (A) 0% to 25% is a Grade I slip, (B) 25% to 50% is a Grade II slip, (C) 50% to 75% is a Grade III slip, (D) 75% to 100% is a Grade IV slip, and (E) spondyloptosis > 100% is a Grade V slip; (F) this image shows all grades compared with normal alignment.
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