TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Seat-belt syndrome revisited
JO  - International journal of clinical practice
A1  - Thompson, N. S.
A1  - Date, R.
A1  - Charlwood, A. P.
A1  - Adair, I. V.
A1  - Clements, W. D.
SP  - 573
EP  - 575
VL  - 55
IS  - 8
N2  - 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.
LA  - 
SN  - 1368-5031
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -