Author/Authors :
Hossein Javadpour، نويسنده , , John J. O’Toole، نويسنده , , J. Niall McEniff، نويسنده , , David A. Luke، نويسنده , , Vincent K. Young، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
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.
