Traumatic aortic transection: evidence for the osseous pinch mechanism.
Acute traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta is most commonly seen in vehicular trauma and is generally accepted to be due to differential deceleration. A second mechanism is proposed for this injury and that is the osseous pinch mechanism. We report a case where aortic transection occurred due to a crush injury and supports the latter mechanism.
Javadpour
Hossein
H
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
O'Toole
John J
JJ
McEniff
J Niall
JN
Luke
David A
DA
Young
Vincent K
VK
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003444:Crush Syndrome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology