Citation

Okunlola AI, Adeolu AA. J. Neurosci. Rural Pract. 2019; 10(1): 151-153.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_164_18

PMID

30765994

PMCID

PMC6338003

Abstract

Chance fracture occurs from flexion-distraction injury in motor vehicle road crash usually when the patient is on a seat belt. It is often associated with intra-abdominal injuries. We managed a 22-year old female unbelted rear seat passenger of a bus which was involved in a lone accident. We highlighted the possible mechanism of chance fracture in an unbelted passenger and satisfactory spinal stability on conservative care with neither internal nor external fixation.

Language: en

Keywords

Chance fracture; conservative care; flexion-distraction injury; unbelted passenger