An unusual seat-belt injury in a doctor.
The personal experience of a general practitioner who sustained a fracture-dislocation of the atlanto-axial joint is recorded. The inefficient application of an unyielding (non-inertial) lap and diagonal seat belt permitted this injury, although one does not know what other injuries might have occurred had the belt not been worn.
D000368:Aged; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000293:injuries*; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy