Solid Organ Laceration in an Adolescent Soccer Player: A Case Report
| Autor: | Michael R Visenio, Kody Moffatt, Keely L. Buesing |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Severity of injury Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Wounds Nonpenetrating Lacerations 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blunt Laparotomy Soccer medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business.industry General surgery 030208 emergency & critical care medicine 030229 sport sciences Liver Laceration Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Liver Abdomen Female Solid organ business |
| Zdroj: | Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 49(10) |
| ISSN: | 1530-0315 |
| Popis: | Pediatric solid organ lacerations are a relatively uncommon but potentially dangerous injury that must be addressed urgently once recognized. Seen most often during recreational or team sports, they usually occur after a blunt or deceleration mechanism to the abdomen or flank. Depending on the severity of injury, solid organ laceration may not be immediately apparent clinically. This emphasizes the importance of sideline witnessing and evaluation, acting quickly once symptoms develop, and placing importance on safe sporting technique. In addition, management has changed over time to favor medical management for minor injuries, with laparotomy reserved for high-grade or hemodynamically unstable lacerations. Awareness of solid organ laceration in pediatric populations is more important than ever as they are beginning to appear in younger adolescents. Here we present a case of a 14-yr-old girl sustaining a grade IV liver laceration while playing contact team sports. |
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