title: Unusual mechanism of Chance fracture in an adolescent.
abstract: Transverse fractures of the vertebral arch or Chance fractures are rare in children. The few cases described have been associated with lap-type seat belt use. The adolescent female reported sustained a transverse fracture of L2 from a fall. This is an unusual mechanism of injury producing a Chance-type fracture in an adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 64108.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Harakas
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sarwark
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*