ANOTHER CHANCE: A NON-SEATBELT RELATED FRACTURE OF THE LUMBAR SPINE

A previously undescribed upper lumbar spine fracture configuration is reviewed in 3 patients. These flexion/distraction injuries were not associated with seatbelt use. The anterior vertebral body underwent sighificant compression. The distraction component created a horizontal fracture through the pedicles and lamina, with avulsion of the spinous process of the adjacent cephalad vertebra.

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  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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• Authors:
  • Hall, H E
  • Robertson, W W
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1163-64
• Serial:
  • Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 0022-5282

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Injuries; Manual safety belts; Spinal column; Traffic crashes; Vertebrae
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 604
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM