@article{ref1,
title="Patton: death of a soldier. Historical vignette",
journal="Journal of neurosurgery",
year="2008",
author="Rovit, Richard L. and Simon, Arlene Stolper and Couldwell, William T.",
volume="108",
number="2",
pages="402-408",
abstract="General George S. Patton Jr. died as the result of quadriplegia sustained in a car crash in Germany in 1945. His x-ray films revealed a fractured C-3 vertebra and a posterior dislocation of C-4 on C-5. The likely cause of death was a pulmonary embolus. Details of his medical treatment are reviewed and compared with therapies that a patient with a similar injury would receive today.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3085",
doi="10.3171/JNS/2008/108/2/0402",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/JNS/2008/108/2/0402"
}