Ann Surg Treat Res.
2016 Aug;91(2):93-95. 10.4174/astr.2016.91.2.93.
Appendiceal transection associated with seat belt restraint
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- 1Department of Trauma Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. ssulyh@gmail.com
- 2Department of Trauma Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Uijeongbu, Korea.
- KMID: 2344502
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4174/astr.2016.91.2.93
Abstract
- The seat belt is designed for safety in a motor vehicle and should be worn to prevent severe injuries. But, the seat belt itself can be an injury factor in combination with deceleration forces applied to fixation points of mobile viscera. Here, we present a 23-year-man with traumatic transection of the appendix, highly mobile viscera, following seat belt injury.
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