Difference in Presentation and Concomitant Intra-Abdominal Injury with Chance Fracture in Pediatric and Adult Populations.
Benjamin J HazenOlivia A KeaneRobert J VandewalleZachary GradyMartha WetzelJoshua J ChernMatthew T SantorePublished in: The American surgeon (2022)
In the setting of Chance fracture after trauma, pediatric patients are more likely to have a concomitant intra-abdominal organ injury (63% vs. 23%), especially hollow viscus injury (51.3% vs. 8.4%) compared with adults regardless of mechanism.