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Ranawat classification

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy



Name and Synonyms

Ranawat score, Ranawat Scale, Ranawat Classification of Neurologic Deficit

Description

A clinical grading system to describe the neurological status of patient. The Ranawat score is generally used for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.



Class I

Pain, no neurological deficit

Class II

Subjective weakness, hyperreflexia, dysesthesias

Class III

Objecive weakness, long-tract signs

Class IIIa

Ambulatory

Class IIIb

Non-ambulatory




Reference

Ranawat CS, O'Leary P, Pellicci P, et al. Cervical fusion in rheumatoid arthritis. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1979; 61: 1003-1010.

Surgery of the Craniovertebral Junction editado por Curtis A. Dickman,Robert Friedrich Spetzler,Volker K. H. Sonntag


The long time follow-up of craniovertebral junction fixation in patients with rheumatoid arthritisKadir Kotil.J Craniovertebr Juntion Spine. 2012 Jul-Dec; 
3(2):42-48


Spinal Disorders: Fundamentals of Diagnosis and Treatment. Ed. Norbert Boos, Max Aebi. Springer, 2008.

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Chitranjan S. Ranawat

Indian-origin US orthopedic surgeon. Chitranjan S. Ranawat was born in Sarwania, India and completed medical school and early training at Vikram University, Indore. His training continued in the United States with fellowships in reconstructive and hand surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery from 1966 to 1969. He became an attending Orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1969 and practiced at that institution until 1994 when he moved his practice to Lenox Hill Hospital. Although his primary focus of practice is primary and revision total joint surgery, he is known for Ranawat score  in the area of spine surgery.

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