Contrecoup haemorrhage in a patient with left pubic fracture but right obturator artery bleeding.
Contrecoup injury following head trauma is well known. It is caused by the acceleration-deceleration mechanism that can be fully explained by Newton's first law of motion. We report on a victim of a motor vehicle accident with non-displacement left pubis fracture but haemorrhage from the right obturator artery. Contrecoup haemorrhage should be excluded first in unstable patients without evidence of significant trauma but with a minor pelvic fracture.
Huang
Ying C
YC
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Taiwan. Galaxy.bear@msa.hinet.net
Liu
Peter
P
Su
Jenn-Shyan
JS
Lin
Yi-Lii
YL
D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging