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.
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, NY 12208.
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Moskowitz
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