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Citation

Baker WE, Bilimoria MM, Victor MG. J. Trauma 1996; 40(6): 1017-1020.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Medical College, NY 10451, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8656456

Abstract

We present a case of "motor-scooter handlebar syndrome," i.e., intimal injury to the common femoral artery caused by a direct blow from a motorcycle handlebar, and review other potential mechanisms for similar arterial injuries. Our case is unique in that a clinical diagnosis was made before vascular studies or arterial occlusion. The mechanism of injury combined with physical examination findings of localized swelling, tenderness, and an overlying bruit prompted early heparinization with subsequent radiographic studies and surgical repair.

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