Aortic disruption associated with L2-L3 fracture-dislocation in a case of child abuse: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1670-1674

  Lieberman, Isador ^a   Chiasson, David ^b   Podichetty, Vinod K ^c  

^a TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALLUS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWNING; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; SKIN ABRASION; SPINAL HEMATOMA; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; ABDOMINAL AORTA; CASE REPORT; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FRACTURE;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AUTOPSY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 77955080657     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01404     Document Type: Article

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