title: Tricuspid valve incompetence caused by nonpenetrating thoracic trauma.
abstract: Tricuspid valve incompetence from ruptured papillary muscle or chordae as a result of nonpenetrating trauma is uncommon. Blunt trauma causing partial detachment of a leaflet from the annulus is very rare. We report the case of a young adult involved in a car accident who had these findings. Operative repair with resuture of the leaflet to the annulus and annuloplasty using a Carpentier ring resulted in complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanguinetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pensa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biagi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cremonesi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lodi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lessana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carbone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*