J Korean Soc Traumatol.
2015 Mar;28(1):31-33. 10.0000/jti.2015.28.1.31.
Delayed Aortic Injury Caused by a Posterior Rib Fracture: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Trauma Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan, Korea. biolio1978@hotmail.com
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- KMID: 2094444
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/jti.2015.28.1.31
Abstract
- Traumatic aortic injury is well recognized as a primary cause of instantaneous death in victims of thoracic blunt trauma presenting with an aortic rupture or dissection, particularly after a deceleration injury. However, a direct aortic injury caused by a fractured rib segment after blunt thoracic trauma is extremely rare. We report the case of a 43-year-old male patient who experienced an aortic injury caused by the sharp edge of a fractured rib after multiple rib fractures due to blunt thoracic trauma.
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