High +Gz induced acute inguinal herniation in an F-16 aircrew member: Case report and review

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-72

  Snyder, Quay C ^a   Kearney, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Brooks AFB ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace medicine; Air combat maneuvers; Groin; Gz acceleration; Hernia; Inguinal; Injury; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLIGHT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036007023     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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