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Table 1 Clinical classification of whiplash-associated disorders according to the Quebec Task Force

From: Deceleration during 'real life' motor vehicle collisions – a sensitive predictor for the risk of sustaining a cervical spine injury?

QTF Grade

Clinical Symptoms

0

No complaint about the neck, no physical signs

I

Neck complaint of pain, stiffness or tenderness only, no physical signs

II

Neck complaint and musculoskeletal signs *

III

Neck complaint and neurological signs **

IV

Neck complaint and fracture or dislocation

  1. * Musculoskeletal signs include decreased range of motion and point tenderness; ** Neurologic signs include decreased or absent deep tendon reflexes, weakness and sensory deficits; Symptoms and disorders that can be manifest in all grades include deafness, dizziness, tinnitus, headache, memory loss, dysphagia and temporomandibular joint pain
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