Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions TRAUMA Case #3 - A 45 year old with chest pain after an MVA DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 8.) Where in the aorta does traumatic aortic rupture usually occur? Aortic rupture is most likely to occur at sites where it is fixed. The most common site is just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. Other sites include the root of aorta and the diaphragm.
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