Lap-belt injury with complete avulsion of the spinal cord and cauda equina

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 665-668

  Tubbs, R Shane ^b,d   Golden, Blake ^a   Doyle, Scott ^c   Grabb, Paul A ^d   Oakes, W Jerry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric; Spine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CAUDA EQUINA; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33748607964     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20211     Document Type: Article

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