Seatbelt cervical injury in an intersection type vehicular collision.
The seatbelt syndrome represents a spectrum of traumatic entities reported in restrained survivors of sudden impact decelerations, who may exhibit bruising of the torso along the site of seatbelt placement. The case is presented of a patient sustaining cervical spine dislocation and quadriplegia attributed to impingement upon a 3-point attachment harness restraint.
Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed