Yu MY, Su Y, Meng XJ, Luan BW, Gu GS, Sun Q, Zhao DW. Uncontacted tire explosion causing trauma to bilateral lower extremities: A case report.
Chin J Traumatol 2017;
20:177-179. [PMID:
28502602 PMCID:
PMC5473710 DOI:
10.1016/j.cjtee.2016.03.010]
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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.
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