title: A Report of Transverse Process Fractures Secondary to the Centrifuge in a Healthy Aviator.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Centrifuge training, while an integral component in pilot training, is not without risks. To date there has never been a reported case of isolated transverse process fractures associated with centrifuge training.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 32-yr-old Flight Surgeon underwent centrifuge training as part of an educational course. She had increasing back pain after exposure to the centrifuge. Follow-up studies showed left L2 and bilateral L3 transverse process fractures. No other contributory causes could be identified except for mild vitamin D deficiency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The etiology, incidence, and treatment of transverse process fractures are examined to better prepare the clinician for the management of these cases. Puderbaugh MA. A report of transverse process fractures secondary to the centrifuge in a healthy aviator. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2016; 87(7):655-658.
authors: 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein AB, Ramstein, Germany.
authors: Matthew A
authors: MA
authors: Puderbaugh
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002498:Centrifugation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D000070356:Pilots; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology*