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Seat-belt aortic injury |
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| Authors: | A K Siriwardena |
| Affiliation: | Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, U.K. |
| Abstract: | A case of blunt injury to the abdominal aorta is presented. A deceleration injury with seat-belt compression caused dislodgement of atheromatous fragments as emboli from an atherosclerotic aorta. Atherosclerosis is common, and the compulsory wearing of seat-belts may make this injury more frequent. |
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