Thoracolumbar junction injuries after rollover crashes: Difference between belted and unbelted front seat occupants

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1464-1468

  Inamasu, Joji ^a,b   Guiot, Bernard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Imperial Foundation Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neurologic deficit; Rollover crash; Seatbelt; Thoracolumbar junction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT INJURY; SPINE INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMECHANICS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349675475     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1135-1     Document Type: Article

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