title: [Abdominal wall injury - risk of seat belt use].
abstract: Abdominal seat belt marks can be an indication of abdominal wall rupture. The focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) and computed tomography (CT) scanning are the diagnostic tools of choice in hemodynamically stable patients. The typical mechanism of trauma frequently leads to additional intra-abdominal injuries, spinal injuries and in some cases aortic rupture. Abdominal wall injuries of grade IV according to Dennis should be surgically treated. The increasing numbers of obese vehicle occupants and the resulting special risk of injury warrant optimization of technical restraint systems.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuber-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland, bachmann.soeren@mh-hannover.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bachmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schrem
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mommsen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaulke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klempnauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krettek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zeckey
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D058107:Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012622:Seat Belts; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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