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

Ceroni, D. ; Mousny, M. ; Lironi, A. ; Kaelin, A.

In: European Spine Journal, 2004, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 167-171

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    Titre
    • Pediatric seatbelt injuries: unusual Chance's fracture associated with intra-abdominal lesions in a child
    Auteur
    • Ceroni, D.. Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Geneva, Rue Willy Donzé 6, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Mousny, M.. Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Geneva, Rue Willy Donzé 6, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Lironi, A.. Paediatric Surgery Unit, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland
    • Kaelin, A.. Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Geneva, Rue Willy Donzé 6, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:317318
    Summary
    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