Postmortem MSCT diagnosis of whiplash injuries in a traffic accident: a case report and review of the literature.
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi
; 30(2): 148-50, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old male car driver died in a traffic accident of four cars rear-end collision on the highway. He was found to have died after a respiratory and cardiac arrest at the scene. No sign of skin injuries was observed from the external inspection. The autopsy was not permitted by the family members because of the local culture. Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) was applied to the current case, showing dislocation of C3-4 cervical vertebrae with II degree, C4 vertebral plate fractures, and spinal stenosis. Post-mortem MSCT confirmed the diagnosis as whiplash injuries. MSCT was verified to be effective in showing the severity of whiplash injuries, thus providing certain objective evidence for medicolegal expertise.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autopsia
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Lesiones por Latigazo Cervical
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Tomografía Computarizada Multidetector
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi
Asunto de la revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
CHINA
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CN
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REPUBLIC OF CHINA