Unusual mechanism of Chance fracture in an adolescent |
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| Authors: | J F Knapp A P Harakas R K Edwards J F Sarwark |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 64108. |
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| 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. |
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