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    Spinal Injury Patterns Resulting From Car and Motorcycle Accidents
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002) Angus Robertson; T Branfoot; I Barlow; Peter V. Giannoudis
    Spinal injury patterns may reflect differing mechanisms of injury between the restrained car occupant and unrestrained motorcyclist. The motorcyclists were more severely injured, had more extremity trauma, a higher mortality rate, and a spinal injury pattern consistent with forced hyperflexion of the thoracic spine. The predominance of cervical injuries and higher incidence of neck and facial injuries in car occupants may reflect abdominothoracic seat belt restraint. The high frequency of multilevel injuries reaffirms the need for vigilance in patient assessment.