TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Penetrating cardiac injuries in blunt chest wall trauma
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Kanchan, Tanuj
A1  - Menezes, Ritesh G.
A1  - Sirohi, Parmendra
SP  - 350
EP  - 351
VL  - 19
IS  - 6
N2  - The present photocase illustrates the possible mechanism of direct cardiac injuries from broken sharp jagged fractured ends of ribs in blunt force trauma to the chest in run over traffic mishaps. We propose that the projecting fractured ends of the ribs penetrate the underlying thoracic organs due to the transient phenomenon of deformation of chest cavity under pressure in run over traffic mishaps.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2012.02.017
ID  - ref1
ER  -