Case report-delayed splenic rupture in combination with medial femoral neck fracture after low energy trauma. Development of hemorrhagic shock 5 days after hip prosthesis due to a rare cause

A 79 year old female patient was admitted to our emergency department with a fracture of the right medial femoral neck six days after a fall on her right side and a cemented hemiprosthesis was implanted. Five days later, she developed a hemorrhagic shock and was diagnosed with a delayed splenic rupt...

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Main Authors: M. Leiblein, D. Ullrich, N. Habbe, M. Keese, I. Marzi, M. Lehnert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644016000029