title: [Spinal fractures in adults in bob-sled accidents].
abstract: A case study of two adults who sustained severe burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine (T12, L1) after trivial accidents using plastic sledges. In one case a transient conus medullaris lesion was encountered. The fractures were reduced indirectly by internal fixation as well as by direct anteposition of the fragments from the spinal canal after laminectomy. The fracture mechanism is probably a result of hyperflexion combined with very little shock absorbtion from this sledgetype. Plastic sledges seem particularly hazardous for adults.
authors.affiliation: Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling, Arhus Kommunehospital.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Olesen
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Eiskjaer
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bünger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003718:Denmark; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Columnafrakturer hos voksne efter styrt på plasticbobslaede.