Seat belt-related injury to the common iliac artery: case report and review of the literature
Gupta, N.; Auer, A.; Troop, B.
Journal of Trauma 45(2): 419-421
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282 PMID: 9715211 Document Number: 493543
Blunt trauma to the common iliac artery is a rare phenomenon. Although seat belt injuries to the abdominal aorta and the carotid artery have been reported, there is only one previous report in the literature of seat belt injury to the common iliac artery. We report a case of common iliac arterial injury directly related to use of the lap belt and not associated with pelvic or lumbar fractures. The literature related to blunt trauma of the common iliac artery is reviewed.