Table 1 Nurick classification system of myelopathy[5]
From: Operative management of a non-traumatic cervico-thoracic spondylolisthesis: a case report
Grade | Description of neurologic status |
|---|---|
0 | Signs or symptoms of root involvement but without evidence of spinal cord disease |
1 | Signs of spinal cord disease but no difficulty in walking |
2 | Slight difficulty in walking which did not prevent full-time employment |
3 | Difficulty in walking which prevented full-time employment or the ability to do all housework, but which was not so serve as to require someone else’s help to walk |
4 | Able to walk only with someone else’s help or with the aid of a frame |
5 | Chair bound or bedridden |