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Liver trauma
The liver is one of the most frequently damaged organs in blunt trauma, and liver trauma is associated with a significant mortality rate.
Epidemiology
In blunt abdominal trauma, the liver is injured ~5% (range 1-10%) of the time 1,3.
Clinical presentation
Patients can present with right uppe...
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Traumatic vertebral artery dissection
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10 Dec 2017
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Gunshot wound to liver
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31 May 2017
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Penetrating thoracic trauma
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27 May 2017
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Thoracic spine fracture-dislocation
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20 Jan 2016
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Complex facial fracture
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18 Oct 2021
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Gun shot wound to humerus
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18 Aug 2013
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Traumatic abdominal aortic false aneurysm
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01 Nov 2013
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Distal phalynx amputation
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30 Aug 2011
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Atlanto-axial subluxation/dislocation
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12 Jun 2014
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Battle sign (base of skull fracture)
Battle sign is an eponymous term given to mastoid ecchymosis (bruising of the scalp overlying the mastoid process) and is strongly suggestive of a base of skull fracture, most commonly a petrous temporal bone fracture.
History and etymology
Mr William Henry Battle (1855-1936) was an English s...
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ACL avulsion fracture
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28 Jan 2015
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Normal trauma cervical spine
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18 Nov 2015
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Spalding sign
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30 Mar 2017
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International Classification of Diseases
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) or International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems constitutes a diagnostic classification standard and tool for all health disorders including epidemiological, clinical, research and health management issues. It...
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Near drowning (pulmonary edema)
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05 Sep 2013
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Pneumothorax - stabbing
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11 Aug 2014
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Blunt abdominal trauma
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12 Sep 2013
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Acute aspiration pneumonitis
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18 Jan 2015
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TASER
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20 May 2017
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