title: Thoracic aorta rupture as the cause of paraplegia: a diagnostic dilemma (case report).
abstract: An unusual case of traumatic aortic transection in an 8-year-old boy: the child presented with paraplegia after being struck by an automobile and thrown into a telephone pole. No bony abnormalities were noted on radiologic examination. The case emphasizes the importance of a high risk index of suspicion and the mechanism of injury.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Division, Saint Vincent Health Center, Erie, Pennsylvania 16544.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bednarski
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nayduch
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*