%0 Journal Article
%T Diagnostic significance of diaphragmatic height index in traumatic diaphragmatic rupture
%A John Cook-Jong Lee
%A Jonghwan Moon
%A Junsik Kwon
%J Archive of "Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research".
%D 2019
%R 10.4174/astr.2019.97.1.36
%X Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture resulting from blunt trauma is usually severe. However, it is often overlooked during initial evaluation because there are no characteristic signs and symptoms. Thus, this study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of diaphragmatic rupture caused by blunt trauma and investigate the diagnostic usefulness of diaphragmatic height index (DHI) measured using chest radiographs
%K Diaphragm
%K Abdominal injuries
%K Multiple trauma
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609417/