spinal elongation with distraction as centric elongation, but frequently axial eccentric elongation and a flexion or extension injury; (2) torsion or axial spinal rotation, (3) segmental ...

13 Pure dislocation without fractures suggests injury force direction in flexion–distraction, resulting in the failure of the posterior complex and disc, registered as stage 3 of distractive ...

A Chance fracture is a type of spinal injury. Chance fractures are also known as seat belt fractures. This is because they’re commonly caused by lap belt-style seat belts during car accidents.

The head, however, freely jerks forward (forward flexion), which can produce a distraction or shearing injury to the posterior elements of the vertebrae. Hubbard and Downing designed a device that ...

"With flexion distraction therapy ... "There is no need for a patient to have suffered a particular injury to benefit from this treatment. In fact, simple age often causes the dehydration and ...