Case Report
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World J Clinical Cases. Sep 16, 2016; 4(9): 264-268
Published online Sep 16, 2016. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i9.264
Small bowel entrapment and ureteropelvic junction disruption associated with L3 Chance fracture-dislocation
Sebastien Pesenti, Benjamin Blondel, Alice Faure, Emilie Peltier, Franck Launay, Jean-Luc Jouve
Sebastien Pesenti, Emilie Peltier, Franck Launay, Jean-Luc Jouve, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Hopital d’Enfants de la Timone, Aix Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France
Benjamin Blondel, Spine Unit, Aix Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France
Alice Faure, Pediatric Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille University, 13015 Marseille, France
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work.
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Correspondence to: Sebastien Pesenti, MD, Pediatric Orthopedics, Hopital d’Enfants de la Timone, Aix Marseille University, 264 rue Saint Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France. sebastien.pesenti@ap-hm.fr
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Received: April 27, 2016
Peer-review started: April 28, 2016
First decision: June 16, 2016
Revised: July 8, 2016
Accepted: July 20, 2016
Article in press: July 22, 2016
Published online: September 16, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: We report the case of a 7 years old patient with a Chance fracture and dislocation of the 3rd lumbar vertebra associated with abdominal injuries and cauda equina syndrome. Initial radiological examinations led to a multidisciplinary surgical management. Particular attention must be paid to these lesions in the initial evaluation.