Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult Male
Since the first description of the Chance fracture in 1948, there have been few case reports ofunique mechanisms causing this classical flexion-extension injury to the spine in motor vehicleaccidents, sports injury, and falls. To our knowledge, this injury has not been reported from a fall withthe m...
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| description | Since the first description of the Chance fracture in 1948, there have been few case reports ofunique mechanisms causing this classical flexion-extension injury to the spine in motor vehicleaccidents, sports injury, and falls. To our knowledge, this injury has not been reported from a fall withthe mechanistic forces acting laterally on the spine and with spinal support in place. We present a21-year-old male who slid down a flight of stairs onto his side wearing a heavy mountaineering stylebackpack, subsequently sustaining a Chance fracture of his first lumbar vertebrae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b601107383d48708dc32cd2ada993b32022-12-21T17:43:07ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-900X1936-90182013-03-01142147148Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult MaleAaron BirchRyan WalshDiane DevitaSince the first description of the Chance fracture in 1948, there have been few case reports ofunique mechanisms causing this classical flexion-extension injury to the spine in motor vehicleaccidents, sports injury, and falls. To our knowledge, this injury has not been reported from a fall withthe mechanistic forces acting laterally on the spine and with spinal support in place. We present a21-year-old male who slid down a flight of stairs onto his side wearing a heavy mountaineering stylebackpack, subsequently sustaining a Chance fracture of his first lumbar vertebrae.http://escholarship.org/uc/item/47g976c6emergency medicineemergency departmenttraumainjury preventionorthopedic |
| spellingShingle | Aaron Birch Ryan Walsh Diane Devita Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult Male Western Journal of Emergency Medicine emergency medicine emergency department trauma injury prevention orthopedic |
| title | Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult Male |
| title_full | Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult Male |
| title_fullStr | Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult Male |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult Male |
| title_short | Unique Mechanism of Chance Fracture in a Young Adult Male |
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