Combined repair of a traumatic rupture of the aorta and anterior stabilization of a thoracic spine fracture: a case report

J Trauma. 1996 Jan;40(1):128-9. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199601000-00026.

Abstract

The combination of traumatic aortic rupture and spine fracture is rare. We describe the treatment of both injuries in a one-stage procedure with good results in a 47-year-old woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Rupture / complications
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Fractures / complications
  • Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries*