Lethal aortic arch injury caused by a rugby tackle: a case report

Am J Sports Med. 2008 Aug;36(8):1611-4. doi: 10.1177/0363546508317729. Epub 2008 Jun 6.

Authors

Kentaro Shimizu¹, Hiroshi Ogura, Yuko Nakagawa, Osamu Tasaki, Masatoshi Hata, Hiroshi Takano, Yoshiki Sawa, Hisashi Sugimoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-15 Yamadaoka, Suitacity, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. shimiken@hp-emerg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

PMID: 18539950
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508317729

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aorta, Thoracic / injuries*
Athletic Injuries / physiopathology
Athletic Injuries / surgery*
Fatal Outcome
Football / injuries*
Humans
Male