Which Meyerding grade indicates the most substantial translation?

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Which Meyerding grade indicates the most substantial translation?

Explanation:
Meyerding grading quantifies how far a vertebra has translated forward in spondylolisthesis. The slip is expressed as a percentage of the width of the vertebral body above it. Smaller slips are Grade I (<25%), then Grade II (25–50%), Grade III (50–75%), and the largest forward displacement is Grade IV (75–100%). So the most substantial translation is Grade IV, since it indicates the greatest anterior displacement before complete dislocation (Grade V).

Meyerding grading quantifies how far a vertebra has translated forward in spondylolisthesis. The slip is expressed as a percentage of the width of the vertebral body above it. Smaller slips are Grade I (<25%), then Grade II (25–50%), Grade III (50–75%), and the largest forward displacement is Grade IV (75–100%). So the most substantial translation is Grade IV, since it indicates the greatest anterior displacement before complete dislocation (Grade V).

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