Traumatic bilateral locked facet at L4-5: Report of a case associated with incorrect use of a three-point seatbelt

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 602-605

  Mori, Kanji ^a   Hukuda, Sinsuke ^a   Katsuura, Akitomo ^a   Saruhashi, Yasuo ^a   Asajima, Shuzo ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facet dislocation; Locked facet; Lumbar spine; Seatbelt injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT INJURY; SHOULDER; X RAY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036456066     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0396-8     Document Type: Article

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