Motorbike-handlebar hernia - a rare traumatic abdominal wall hernia: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Handlebar hernias are very rare and arise following a sudden force from a handle-like object impacting a focal area of the abdomen, which results in a disruption of the underlying abdominal muscle and fascia without necessarily disrupting the overlying skin. Other than a reducibl...

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Main Authors: Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Tsi Njim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1245-z