Occipital condyle fracture: An unusual airbag injury

Zaglia, Elisabetta; Leo, Domenico De; Lanzara, Guido; Urbani, Urbano; Dolci, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.028

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“…A more recent report involved a driver who survived an occipital condyle fracture after a head-on collision with a tree. In this case the driver had been restrained but had been purportedly sitting unusually close to the steering column 13 .…”

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Quadriplegia As A Result Of Airbag-Related Trauma

2010

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Airbags are known to significantly reduce mortality and morbidity of road-related trauma. Yet since the 1990s, with increasing use of these safety devices, there has been an increase in the number of minor facial soft tissue and bony injuries related to them. More worrying is the increase in the number of cases of cervical fracture and death reported. This report describes one such case that has resulted in quadriplegia and a review of the literature looks at other similar cases highlighting a common and disturbing trend.

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Quadriplegia As A Result Of Airbag-Related Trauma

2010

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“…[56] Seat belt, airbag and booster seat Airbags and safety belts are viewed as complements to one another for occupant protection in MVCs. [57,58] Enhanced protection against vertebral column injury is needed for high energy MVCs with large changes in velocities (Delta V). The Delta V levels that airbag and seat belt use can protect against are higher in frontal MVCs than lateral MVCs.…”

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