TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Seat-belt aortic injury
JO  - European journal of vascular surgery
A1  - Siriwardena, A. K.
SP  - 649
EP  - 650
VL  - 4
IS  - 6
N2  - A case of blunt injury to the abdominal aorta is presented. A deceleration injury with seat-belt compression caused dislodgement of atheromatous fragments as emboli from an atherosclerotic aorta. Atherosclerosis is common, and the compulsory wearing of seat-belts may make this injury more frequent.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0950-821X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -