title: [Secondary aortic rupture as an unusual complication of fracture of the lumbar vertebrae].
abstract: Report on a case of acute vital complication of a conservatively treated lumbar vertebra fracture. Nine days after traumatic fracture of the first lumbar vertebra a 62-year old patient suddenly suffered from haemorrhagic shock caused by a minor rupture of the abdominal aorta. Before this dramatic event there were no symptoms pointing to this severe complication. Aetiology, diagnosis and therapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik II, Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Klinikum Fürth.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rittstieg
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kleinfeld
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004630:Emergencies; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Zweizeitige Aortenruptur als ungewöhnliche Komplikation einer LWK-Fraktur.