Pediatric Chance Fractures from Lapbelts: Unique Case Report of Three in One Accident

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 421-428

  Voss, L ^a,b   Cole, P A ^a   D'Amato, C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chance fractures; Lapbelts; Spine

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SEATBELT; SPINE FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0029681024     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199608000-00010     Document Type: Article

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