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

European Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-171

  Ceroni, D ^a   Mousny, M ^a   Lironi, A ^a   Kaelin, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abdominal lesions; Chance fracture; Flexion distraction; Seatbelt

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CHANCE FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 1842636342     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0559-2     Document Type: Article

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