Patton: death of a soldier. Historical vignette.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18240943.
- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/2/0402.
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Abstract
General George S. Patton Jr. died as the result of quadriplegia sustained in a car crash in Germany in 1945. His x-ray films revealed a fractured C-3 vertebra and a posterior dislocation of C-4 on C-5. The likely cause of death was a pulmonary embolus. Details of his medical treatment are reviewed and compared with therapies that a patient with a similar injury would receive today.
Medical subject headings
- Famous Persons
- Military Personnel
- Quadriplegia
Anatomy
- cervical spine