| SLIC Categories | Score |
| Morphology | |
| No abnormality | 0 |
| Compression | 1 |
| Burst | 2 |
| Distraction | 3 |
| Translation or rotation | 4 |
| Discoligamentous Complex | |
| Intact | 0 |
| Indeterminate | 1 |
| Disrupted | 2 |
| Neurologic Status | |
| Intact | 0 |
| Root injury | 1 |
| Complete cord injury | 2 |
| Incomplete cord injury | 3 |
| Incomplete cord injury with ongoing cord compression | 4 |
| SLIC Score | Management |
| 3 or less | Non-surgical |
| 4 | Indeterminate |
| 5 or more | Surgical |
References:
Dreizin, D., et al. (2014). “Multidetector CT of blunt cervical spine trauma in adults.” Radiographics 34(7): 1842-1865.
Vaccaro AR, Hulbert RJ, Patel AA, et al. (2007) “The subaxial cervical spine injury classification system: a novel approach to recognize the importance of morphology, neurology, and integrity of the disco-ligamentous complex.” Spine 32(21): 2365–2374.