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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 2/2004

01-03-2004 | Case Report

Pediatric seatbelt injuries: unusual Chance's fracture associated with intra-abdominal lesions in a child

Authors: D. Ceroni, M. Mousny, A. Lironi, A. Kaelin

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 2/2004

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Abstract

The authors report the case of a 7-year-old child involved in a motor vehicle accident. She sustained an unusual flexion-distraction vertebral injury. This spinal injury was related to seatbelt use and was associated with intra-abdominal lesions. The spinal lesion consisted of a posterior ligamentous disruption with widening of the posterior intervertebral space at two adjacent lumbar levels. The purpose of this case report is to describe an atypical and perhaps often unrecognized spinal lesion and to explain our approach to diagnosis and treatment.
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Metadata
Title
Pediatric seatbelt injuries: unusual Chance's fracture associated with intra-abdominal lesions in a child
Authors
D. Ceroni
M. Mousny
A. Lironi
A. Kaelin
Publication date
01-03-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 2/2004
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-003-0559-2

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