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KMID : 0360720150280010031
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Journal of the Korean Society Traumatology
2015 Volume.28 No. 1 p.31 ~ p.33
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Delayed Aortic Injury Caused by a Posterior Rib Fracture: A Case Report
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Kim Chang-Wan
Choi Sun-Woo
Kim Seon-Hee
Kim Jae-Hun
Hwang Jung-Joo
Cho Hyun-Min
Song Seung-Hwan
Cho Jeong-Su
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Abstract
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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-yearold 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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KEYWORD
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Aortic injury, Rib fractures, Thoracic trauma
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