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. 2012 Apr;25(2):121-3.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2012.11928805.

Fatal aortic rupture from nonpenetrating chest trauma

Mina Mecheal Benjamin  1 , William Clifford Roberts
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Fatal aortic rupture from nonpenetrating chest trauma

Mina Mecheal Benjamin et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2012 Apr.
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Figure 1
Most common pattern of full-thickness aortic rupture in motor vehicle accidents.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The site of the aortic tear in the patient described.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The mechanism of aortic aneurysm formation in the isthmic area after partial tear of the aorta.
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