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Traumatic rupture of the non‐pregnant uterus
Author(s) -
Grossberg Peter,
Druitt Douglas
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1982.tb132319.x
Subject(s) - uterus , blunt , uterine rupture , medicine , abdominal trauma , surgery , obstetrics , gynecology
The rupture of a non‐pregnant uterus is an extremely uncommon event even amongst the severest civil injuries. We present the case of a 23‐year‐old nulliparous woman who suffered a traumatic rupture of the uterus caused by non‐penetrating blunt abdominal trauma after a boating accident.