Items tagged “rupture”
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High-attenuation crescent sign
The high-attenuation crescent sign, also called the hyperdense crescent sign, represents an acute hematoma within either the mural thrombus or the aneurysm wall, especially when detected on unenhanced CT scans. It is a specific sign of impending abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture or so-call...
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Posterior cruciate ligament tear
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears are less common than anterior cruciate ligament tears.
Epidemiology
Posterior cruciate ligament tears account for ~10% (range 2-23%) of all knee injuries 2.
Associations
Posterior cruciate ligament injuries are isolated in only 30% of cases and are t...
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Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder
A spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder is usually on a background of a pre-existing pathology and is a urological emergency.
For a general discussion of the perforation of the urinary bladder, please refer to the article on urinary bladder rupture.
Epidemiology
Intraperitoneal bladder t...
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Anderson triad
The Anderson triad consists of the clinical findings of tachypnea and abdominal rigidity with lower thoracic or epigastric pain, associated with subcutaneous emphysema, which is usually related to esophageal rupture.