@article{ART002211266},
author={Yung Park and Joong-Won Ha and 고민석 and 감진화 and 이상훈 and 이윤태 and 유주형 and 오현철},
title={Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury},
journal={Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery},
issn={2093-4378},
year={2017},
volume={24},
number={1},
pages={39-43}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yung Park
AU - Joong-Won Ha
AU - 고민석
AU - 감진화
AU - 이상훈
AU - 이윤태
AU - 유주형
AU - 오현철
TI - Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury
JO - Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
PY - 2017
VL - 24
IS - 1
PB - Korean Society Of Spine Surgery
SP - 39
EP - 43
SN - 2093-4378
AB - Study Design: A case report.
Objectives: To report and discuss an extremely uncommon cause of lumbar plexopathy seat belt injury.
Summary of Literature Review: For patients who undergo traffic accidents, most cases of seat belt injury cause trauma to the lower torso. Seat belt injury is associated with variable clinical problems such as vascular injury, intestinal injury (perforation), vertebral injury (flexion-distraction injury), chest wall injury, diaphragmatic rupture/hernia, bladder rupture, lumbosacral plexopathy, and other related conditions.
Materials and Methods: A 38-year-old male truck driver (traffic accident victim) who suffered monoplegia of his right leg due to lumbar plexus injury without spinal column involvement. Injury to a lumbar plexus and the internal vasculatures originated from direct compression to internal abdominal organs (the iliopsoas muscle and internal vasculatures anterior to the lumbar vertebrae) caused by the seat belt. We have illustrated an extremely uncommon cause of a neurologic deficit from a traffic accident through this case.
Results: Under the impression of traumatic lumbar plexopathy, we managed it conservatively, and the patient showed signs of recovery from neurologic deficit.
Conclusions: We need to review the lumbar plexus pathway, in patients with atypical motor weakness and sensory loss of the lower extremities which are not unaccompanied by demonstrable spinal lesions. Therefore, close history taking, physical examination and comprehension of injury mechanism are important in the diagnosis.
Key words: Traumatic, Lumbar plexopathy, Seat belt injury
KW - Traumatic;Lumbar plexopathy;Seat belt injury
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Yung Park, Joong-Won Ha, 고민석, 감진화, 이상훈, 이윤태, 유주형 and 오현철. (2017). Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury. Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery, 24(1), 39-43.
Yung Park, Joong-Won Ha, 고민석, 감진화, 이상훈, 이윤태, 유주형 and 오현철. 2017, "Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury", Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery, vol.24, no.1 pp.39-43.
Yung Park, Joong-Won Ha, 고민석, 감진화, 이상훈, 이윤태, 유주형, 오현철 "Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury" Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery 24.1 pp.39-43 (2017) : 39.
Yung Park, Joong-Won Ha, 고민석, 감진화, 이상훈, 이윤태, 유주형, 오현철. Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury. 2017; 24(1), 39-43.
Yung Park, Joong-Won Ha, 고민석, 감진화, 이상훈, 이윤태, 유주형 and 오현철. "Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury" Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery 24, no.1 (2017) : 39-43.
Yung Park; Joong-Won Ha; 고민석; 감진화; 이상훈; 이윤태; 유주형; 오현철. Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury. Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery, 24(1), 39-43.
Yung Park; Joong-Won Ha; 고민석; 감진화; 이상훈; 이윤태; 유주형; 오현철. Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury. Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery. 2017; 24(1) 39-43.
Yung Park, Joong-Won Ha, 고민석, 감진화, 이상훈, 이윤태, 유주형, 오현철. Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury. 2017; 24(1), 39-43.
Yung Park, Joong-Won Ha, 고민석, 감진화, 이상훈, 이윤태, 유주형 and 오현철. "Traumatic Lumbar Plexopathy by Seat Belt Injury" Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery 24, no.1 (2017) : 39-43.
