Moskowitz A
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, NY 12208.
J Trauma. 1989 Sep;29(9):1279-82. doi: 10.1097/00005373-198909000-00017.
Spinal injuries are uncommon in children and quite rare in the lumbar spine. A case report of an 8-year-old child sustaining a lumbar seatbelt injury with successful surgical treatment consisting of reduction and stabilization with two small Harrington compression rods, and fusion with an iliac crest autologous graft is presented.