title: Repair of traumatic rupture of the aortic valve.
abstract: Traumatic aortic valve rupture is a rare complication of nonpenetrating cardiac injury and can be caused by a tear or avulsion of the valve. The most common method of treatment has been valve replacement, although valve repair has been successful in a few cases of cusp tear or detachment. We report a case of aortic valve commissural avulsion in which a reparative technique was applied and the natural valve was preserved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Haskins
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: McNicholas
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lemole
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*