Abstract
Closed trauma results in more or less extensive subcutaneous rupture of the muscular part of the abdominal wall. The causes of such trauma vary greatly, from localized injury (abrupt impact, trauma from the handlebar of a two-wheeled vehicle) to major abdominal crush injury encountered in certain construction site accidents (compression by a mechanical shovel), farming mishaps (crush injury by a tractor), or explosions (blast injury). These different types of trauma lead to a wide variety of lesions of variable severity.
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Neidhardt, J.P.H. (1998). Closed Trauma of the Abdominal Wall. In: Chevrel, J.P. (eds) Hernias and Surgery of the abdominal wall. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48881-8_7
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