Pedro Ramos Jurado, Fernando Hernández Aragón, Víctor Aaron Miranda González, Jesús Antonio Loya Silva, Edgar Azael Pérez Gutiérrez, Nadia Karina Portillo Ortiz, Adriana Cristina Quintana Vázquez, Luisa Fernanda Trujillo Venzor, Eduardo Enrique Gámez Aponte, Arturo Aguirre Madrid, Edmundo Berumen Nafarrate
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening acute condition characterized by the separation of the aortic wall's layers. It is caused by a tear in the internal vascular wall (intimal layer and middle layer), which results in bleeding between the layers and causes abrupt and excruciating pain. The appropriate consideration must be given to the condition's dynamic nature, and variations in clinical presentation, without neglecting the urgency for intervention. In this case study, a 65-year-old male engaged in a car accident is admitted to urgent care with a traumatic aortic dissection diagnosis that included the aortic arch, a segmental exposed fracture of 1/3 distal of the right femur AO 32C3k, and an intertrochanteric fracture AO 31A1...
2023: Case Reports in Orthopedics