Uncontacted tire explosion causing trauma to bilateral lower extremities: A case report.
10.1016/j.cjtee.2016.03.010
- Author:
Ming-Yang YU
1
;
Yun SU
2
;
Xiang-Jun MENG
3
;
Bo-Wu LUAN
4
;
Gui-Shan GU
5
;
Qiang SUN
1
;
De-Wei ZHAO
6
Author Information
1. Department of Traumatic Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China.
2. Department of Traumatic Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China. Electronic address: suyunsci@126.com.
3. Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China.
4. Department of Discovery Biology, GenScript USA Inc., Piscataway 08854, USA.
5. Department of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
6. Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fractures, bone;
Lower extremity;
Tire explosion
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2017;20(3):177-179
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
It is uncommon for tire explosion related injuries on the lower extremity. The bilateral lower extremities were injured by tire explosion when the patient was seated in a bus. She sustained an open fracture with partial bone loss in the right calcaneus (a comminuted fracture in the right ankle joint) and a closed comminuted fracture in the left tibia and fibula. This damage was caused by uncontacted tire explosion, thanks to a thick floor between the exploded tire and the patient's feet. This type of injury on lower extremity caused by uncontacted tire explosion was uncommon.
