Male adolescent with cardiac rupture after blunt thoracic trauma.

Blunt cardiac injury, including a rupture of the atria or ventricle, is most commonly caused by motor vehicle collisions and falls from great heights. A rupture of a cardiac chamber is an extremely rare diagnosis with a high mortality rate. The best chance at survival can only be accomplished with timely intervention.

The additional value of gravity stress radiographs in predicting deep deltoid ligament integrity in supination external rotation ankle fractures.

Objectives: Goal of this study was to investigate whether a gravity stress radiograph is beneficial in determining instability in Supination-External rotation (SER)-type ankle fractures without a medial fracture.

Methods: 39 Patients with a SER-type ankle fracture without a medial or posterior fracture and medial clear space (MCS) < 6 mm at regular mortise view were included. A gravity stress radiograph and Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI)-scan were made.