Appendiceal transection in a child associated with a lap belt restraint: Case report

Mindy B. Statter; Arnold G. Coran

doi:10.1097/00005373-199211000-00029

Appendiceal transection in a child associated with a lap belt restraint: Case report

Mindy B. Statter, Arnold G. Coran

Surgery

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Abstract

The seatbelt syndrome refers to the spectrum of injuries associated with lap belt restraints and includes intestinal tears, perforations, and transections; mesenteric disruptions; and lumbar distractions, dislocations, and fractures. We report a case of appendiceal transection associated with a lap belt restraint in a small child.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	765-766
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
Volume	33
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199211000-00029
State	Published - Nov 1992

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Surgery
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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Statter, M. B., & Coran, A. G. (1992). Appendiceal transection in a child associated with a lap belt restraint: Case report. Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 33(5), 765-766. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199211000-00029

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