Abstract
TRAUMATIC rupture of the aorta has remained largely a pathological curiosity seen on postmortem examination of accident victims. Despite the lucid interval that is often present between injury and death successful operations have heretofore been limited to the late treatment of posttraumatic aneurysms. Successful early treatment depends on an awareness of the possibility of this condition in any serious injury and the interpretation of serial radiographs of the chest in that light. Operation should only be undertaken with a pump available so that a bypass from the left atrium to the femoral or iliac artery can be established . . .
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