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| ==Background==
| | [[Thoracic_and_lumbar_spine_trauma#Chance_Fracture]] |
| *A type of flexion-distraction injury
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| *Often seen in children wearing seat-belt inappropriately (over abdomen)
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| *High energy flexion causes anterior compression w/ transverse fracture through vertebral body
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| *Unstable fracture
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| ==Clinical Features==
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| *Seat belt sign
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| *Chance fracture associated with 50% incidence of intra-abdominal injury
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| *Most often T11 - L2
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| ==Differential Diagnosis==
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| *Anterior compression fracture
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| ==Diagnosis==
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| *via CT scan
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| *Radiographs show significant distraction of middle and posterior ligamentous structures
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| ==Management==
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| ==Disposition==
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| ==See Also==
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| ==External Links==
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| ==References==
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| *Tintinalli
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| <references/>
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Revision as of 17:28, 15 April 2016
