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SAS Journal of Medicine | Volume-8 | Issue-08
Risk of Aortic Rupture by Displaced Vertebral Bone Fragment Following Spinal Trauma: A Case Report with Review of the Literature
Aziz Benakrout, Ismail Aissa, Said Khallikane, Anass Malhouni, Hicham Kechna, Mustapha Bensghir
Published: Aug. 3, 2022 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2022.v08i08.001
Pages: 522-524
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Abstract
Spinal injuries represent a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency that interest especially the young and active population, they present a great risk of instability and neurological disorders involving the vital and functional prognosis, we present a case of a patient aged 30 years, admitted to the emergency room for trauma of the dorsolumbar spine, the CT scan of the spine objective an unusual displacement of a sharp fragment of the vertebral body L1 putting at risk the abdominal aorta under renal.