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Transverse Process Fracture



1. Miller CD, Blyth P, Civil IDS:  Lumbar transverse process fractures – a sentinel marker of abdominal organ injuries.  Injury 2000; 31:773-6.

2. Patten RM, Gunberg SR, Brandenburger DK: Frequency and Importance of Transverse Process Fractures in the Lumbar Vertebrae at Helical Abdominal CT in Patients with Trauma. Radiology 2000; 215:831-4.

3. Reiter GT. Vertebral Fracture. 8 Jul 2004. 7 Feb 2008.  http://www.emedicine.com/Med/topic2895.htm

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