TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Lap-belt injury with complete avulsion of the spinal cord and cauda equina
JO  - Clinical anatomy
A1  - Tubbs, R. Shane
A1  - Golden, Blake
A1  - Doyle, Scott
A1  - Grabb, Paul A.
A1  - Oakes, W. Jerry
SP  - 665
EP  - 668
VL  - 19
IS  - 7
N2  - The authors report a child who was involved in an automobile accident. The patient was restrained by a rear seat lap belt. Radiological examination revealed an L4 Chance-type fracture and ligamentous disruption at the L4-L5 interval. During superficial dissection of the paraspinal muscles for a spinal fusion procedure, the cauda equina and the lower spinal cord (several centimeters) were visible, completely transected and herniated into the extraspinal space through a disrupted thoracolumbar fascia. The clinician should be aware of the potentially devastating results following a lap-belt injury in which a Chance fracture is produced.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0897-3806
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ca.20211
ID  - ref1
ER  -