[The retrospective analysis of 23 cases of post-traumatic abortion].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the clinical characteristics of post-traumatic abortion and the relationship between trauma and abortion.


METHODS
We collected and analyzed 23 cases of post-traumatic abortion encountered in the department of clinical forensic medicine, faculty of forensic medicine, China Medical University in recent years.


RESULTS
All 23 post-traumatic abort inns were early abortions. Their traumata were mild and external only. Vagina bleeding and abortion occurred shortly after trauma. Most patients were older, from countryside, or unemployed.


CONCLUSIONS
The causes of abortion are complex. Post-traumatic abortion can only be diagnosed after excluding non-traumatic factors. For those cases abortion occur shortly after injuries and non-traumatic factors can not be excluded, trauma should be assessed for its role in abortions as primary, secondary or induction factors correlated with clinical symptoms and pre-
Zhang
Xin-an
XA
Department of Clinical Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China. zhangxa2725@163.com
Liu
Ji-hui
JH
Li
Yu-fei
YF
Tang
Peng
P
Cui
Yong
Y
Zhang
Xin-yuan
XY
Liu
Xing-ben
XB
Zheng
Chuan-fei
CF
Xu
Xiao-ming
XM
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult