CERVICAL-THORATIC TRANSVERSE PROCESS FRACTURE: FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE SEAT BELT SYNDROME

Fracture of the transverse process C7 and T1 may represent another seatbelt injury particularly related to the use of a system including a shoulder harness belt. Four cases are discussed and the proposed mechanism and potential implications of this injury are outlined. /AUTHOR/

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  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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• Authors:
  • Arndt, R D
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 600-602
• Serial:
  • Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 0022-5282

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diseases and medical conditions; Injuries; Manual safety belts
• Old TRIS Terms: Harness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127154
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 14 1976 12:00AM