Appendiceal transection associated with seat belt restraint
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
;
: 93-95, 2016.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-164170
ABSTRACT
The seat belt is designed for safety in a motor vehicle and should be worn to prevent severe injuries. But, the seat belt itself can be an injury factor in combination with deceleration forces applied to fixation points of mobile viscera. Here, we present a 23-year-man with traumatic transection of the appendix, highly mobile viscera, following seat belt injury.
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Main subject:
Appendix
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Seat Belts
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Viscera
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Motor Vehicles
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Deceleration
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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