title: The Isadora syndrome: a case report of cervical, oesophageal and tracheal transection in a go-karting accident.
abstract: We report a case of cervical spine, tracheal and oesophageal trauma from a go-karting injury caused by the patient's scarf catching in the vehicle's wheel. We discuss the significance of the pre-hospital and operative management of this potentially life-threatening injury by a multi-specialty surgical team. The importance of health and safety issues in recreational sports is highlighted in view of the increasing incidence of cervical spine trauma over past two decades.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK. maleehahmad@mac.com
authors.forename: Maleeha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Priyank
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Yahia Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Al-Tamimi
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sylvester
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dezso
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Timothy
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult