MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVE RUPTURE FROM BLUNT TRAUMA SUSTAINED DURING A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION

The incidence of mitral valve injury resulting from blunt trauma is low. This report presents the case of a 36-year-old male who survived the rupture of both his mitral and tricuspid valves after striking the steering wheel during a motor vehicle accident. Echocardiograms were used to make the diagnosis. (Authot/TRRL)

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  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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• Authors:
  • Werne, M
  • Sagraves, S G
  • COSTA, C
• Publication Date: 1989-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 113-5
• Serial:
  • Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 0022-5282

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Detection and identification; Detectors; Heart; Injuries; Injury severity; Steering wheels; Thorax
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Severity
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 9003: Cause; 9115: Detection; 2161: Fracture (bone); 2037: Heart; 2163: Injury; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 1307: Steering wheel; 2083: Thorax
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493017
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM