title: Aortic rupture as a result of a sporting injury.
abstract: Blunt abdominal aortic rupture is a rare and almost invariably fatal injury that usually occurs as a consequence of motor vehicle accidents. The case of a patient who sustained a nonfatal abdominal aortic rupture while playing soccer is reported. This is the third nonfatal case to be described and the first as the result of a sporting injury.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Team III, Birmingham Accident Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*