Postmortem MSCT diagnosis of whiplash injuries in a traffic accident: a case report and review of the literature.
- Author:
Min CHEN
;
Ping HUANG
;
Lei WAN
;
Jian-Hua ZHANG
;
Ning-Guo LIU
;
Dong-Hua ZOU
;
Zheng-Dong LI
;
Yu SHAO
;
Zhi-Qiang QIN
;
Yi-Jiu CHEN
- Publication Type:Review
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Autopsy;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Multidetector Computed Tomography;
Spinal Fractures;
Whiplash Injuries/diagnostic imaging*
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2014;30(2):148-150
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
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.
