Citation

Paulson SM, Hatvani C, Long C. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 1983; 64(4): 180-181.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6838347

Abstract

This report describes the effect of blunt abdominal trauma incurred when a quadriplegic patient slid sideways, catching his flank between the wheelchair arm and a slightly reclined wheelchair back. The patient experienced almost immediate pain in the left shoulder, and gradual cardiovascular collapse. The diagnosis of splenic rupture, followed by splenectomy, was life-saving. Pertinent literature is cited and attention is drawn to the necessity for early diagnosis in blunt abdominal trauma.

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