Citation

Kissi S, Fournier L, How Kit N. Emerg. Radiol. 2018; 25(4): 425-433.

Affiliation

Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Caen University Hospital Center, Normandy University (UNICAEN), Caen, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10140-018-1603-1

PMID

29619644

Abstract

Road traffic accidents are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality. With well-established whole-body CT protocols in trauma, radiologists are an integral part of trauma diagnosis and management teams. Five well-recognized traumatic syndromes (seat belt syndrome, handlebar syndrome, scapulothoracic dissociation, dashboard syndrome, and brake pedal injury) with their frequent associated complications should be diagnosed precociously according to the accident mechanism to avoid diagnostic delays and poor prognosis even if the circumstances seem minor.

Language: en

Keywords

Brake pedal injury; Dashboard syndrome; Handlebar syndrome; Road traffic accident; Scapulothoracic dissociation; Seat belt syndrome