@article{ref1,
title="Seat-belt syndrome revisited",
journal="International journal of clinical practice",
year="2001",
author="Thompson, N. S. and Date, R. and Charlwood, A. P. and Adair, I. V. and Clements, W. D.",
volume="55",
number="8",
pages="573-575",
abstract="This report describes a complex syndrome of injuries occurring in a young female who was a back seat passenger wearing a lap-belt restraint in a high-speed road traffic accident. As a consequence of the forced flexion distraction injury of her lumbar spine, she sustained a fracture-subluxation of the first lumbar vertebra in association with a jejunal perforation and extensive small intestinal mesenteric laceration. She also had a large traumatic hernia of the anterior abdominal wall, which was overlooked at primary laparotomy. This report highlights collectively the classical combination of injuries associated with the lap-belt syndrome and demonstrates the importance of carefully inspecting the anterior abdominal wall for deficiencies, because traumatic herniation may be easily overlooked.",
language="",
issn="1368-5031",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}