Seatbelt injury to the common iliac artery: Case report

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 215-217

  Dell'Erba, Alessandro ^a   Di Vella, Giancarlo ^a   Giardino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical evidence; Common iliac artery injuries; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Road traffic accident; Seat belt syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLAUDICATION; CRUSH TRAUMA; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031932480     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16118j     Document Type: Article

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