Certain ankylosing spondyloarthropathies such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) can substantially alter clinicopathologic spine biomechanics as well as injury mechanisms in rear-end motor vehicle collisions. AS is an inflammatory disease which can lead to structural impairments of the spine secondary to flowing ossification along the spinal column, including ossification across the spinal discs, facet joints, and ligaments, and it has also been associated with diffuse osteoporosis of the spine. DISH is characterized by excess bone formation along the spinal column, encompassing the annulus and forming the thickest and strongest bridging osteophytes over adjacent vertebral bodies at the level of the disc space. In both conditions the spine is mechanically stiffened and generally more kyphotic than a healthy spine. This paper presents a series of case studies in which a front-seat occupant with ankylosing spondyloarthropathy experienced a moderate- or high-speed rear-end collision and sustained a thoracic spine fracture/dislocation, often with spinal cord injuries. Forward acceleration of the occupant by the seat back in each case resulted in straightening of the kyphotic thoracic spine and consequent extension fractures of the pathologically stiff and brittle thoracic spine. This paper illustrates the predisposition of thoracic fracture for this segment of the population with spinal pathologies such as DISH and AS in rear impacts and notes the role that seat back stiffness could play in injury mechanism for these individuals.


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    Titel :

    Thoracic Spine Extension Injuries in Occupants with Pre-Existing Conditions during Rear-End Collisions


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Beteiligte:
    Fisher, Jacob (Autor:in) / Isaacs, Jessica (Autor:in) / Graber, Martin (Autor:in) / Davis, Mathieu (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    WCX SAE World Congress Experience ; 2019



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-04-02




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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