Citation

Cheng SP, Ko WC, Liu CL. Inj. Extra 2005; 36(8): 309-311.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.injury.2004.07.056

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Traumatic abdominal wall herniae are a type of acquired hernia secondary to blunt trauma. More than 70 cases have been reported in the literature. A group of injuries differing in pathophysiology and severity of associated findings are included in this context. Two major types of traumatic hernia has been described. The first is a small defect caused by blunt trauma with small instruments, such as a handlebar or the blunt end of a gardening tool handle. The second type is a larger defect sustained during motor vehicle crashes or falls from a height, including the well-known seatbelt syndrome.

Language: en