title: [Tracheal rupture from blunt chest injury in a child].
abstract: Tracheobronchial lesions after blunt chest injury are rare. Diagnosis and therapy can prove to be challenging for the attending physician. Nonrecognition of this injury may entail severe complications. Herein we report the case of a 9-year-old girl with rupture of the trachea due to a fall against the handlebar of her kickboard. The clinical, radiological, and features of the therapy performed are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen. christian.kuehne@uni-essen.de
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kühne
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kühl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nast-Kolb
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paffrath
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D012861:Skating / Q000293:injuries*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*