Lumbar seatbelt injury in a child: case report.
Spinal injuries are uncommon in children and quite rare in the lumbar spine. A case report of an 8-year-old child sustaining a lumbar seatbelt injury with successful surgical treatment consisting of reduction and stabilization with two small Harrington compression rods, and fusion with an iliac crest autologous graft is presented.
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Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, NY 12208.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods