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===Aortic trauma=== | ===Aortic trauma=== | ||
*Classic location of | *Classic location of transection of the aorta is distal the the left subclavian branch point near the insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum (e.g. peri-isthmus).<ref name=pmid1934437>{{cite journal |author=Kodali S, Jamieson WR, Leia-Stephens M, Miyagishima RT, Janusz MT, Tyers GF |title=Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta. A 20-year review: 1969-1989 |journal=Circulation |volume=84 |issue=5 Suppl |pages=III40–6 |year=1991 |month=November |pmid=1934437 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Aortic dissection]] due to trauma is often catastrophic. | *[[Aortic dissection]] due to trauma is often catastrophic. Several mechanisms have been proposed and there is a body of trauma biomechanics research that explores this. | ||
==Trauma with delayed death== | ==Trauma with delayed death== | ||