Atypical Lumbar Spine Injury from a Two-point Seatbelt
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health
- Vol. 19 (11) , 841-845
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-197911000-00009
Abstract
A case of atypical lumbar spine injury of a 20-year-old man is described. Injury resulted from a car crash while the man was wearing a two-point safety belt. The characteristics of injuries caused by seatbelts are described. In previous cases displacement fractures were usually at the same level. The patient reported is unusual in that a longitudinal fracture of L3 and injury at two different levels occurred. Recovery was uneventful.Keywords
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