title: Combined repair of a traumatic rupture of the aorta and anterior stabilization of a thoracic spine fracture: a case report.
abstract: The combination of traumatic aortic rupture and spine fracture is rare. We describe the treatment of both injuries in a one-stage procedure with good results in a 47-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: VU University Hospital, Department of Surgery/Traumasurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patka
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Haarman
mesh_terms: D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*