[Types and mechanisms of 54 cases of kidney trauma in car drivers injured by road accident].

Purpose: To analyse the types, mechanisms and severity of kidney trauma in injured car drivers and the effects of the presence or absence of the safety belt on the renal lesions observed.

Material And Methods: 64,325 road accident victims were reported between 1996 and 2002. Data collection was performed in 96 primary care departments, 160 inpatient departments and 11 convalescence centres.