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Table 2 SINS scores organized as a total score, three-clinical categories, and binary scale with their corresponding levels of stability where surgical consultation is recommended for a total score ≥ 7

From: Reliability of the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) among radiation oncologists: an assessment of instability secondary to spinal metastases

Total Score (0-18 SINS)

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

7

8

9

10

11

12

 

13

14

15

16

17

18

Three Clinical Categories (3-point)

Stability

 

Potentially Unstable

 

Unstable

Binary Scale (2-point)

Stability

 

Current or potential instability; Surgical consultation recommended