Citation

German DS, Shapiro MJ, Willman VL. J. Trauma 1990; 30(11): 1411-1412.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2231812

Abstract

Blunt trauma leading to aortic valvular incompetence is rarely encountered, with 27 cases reported to date. All cusps and commissures are involved to a similar degree. Treatment includes either reattachment of cusps to the annulus (80% recurrence of incompetence) or valvular replacement (no recurrence). Valve replacement is the treatment of choice for these patients.

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