Numerical simulation of blunt thoracic trauma followed by aortic rupture

Blunt thoracic trauma followed by aortic rupture (BTAR), is a unique injury to the aorta (which is the main output of blood from the heart). BTAR could be explained as a compression of the rib cage, (produced by a trauma to the chest), which affects the internal organs and injure the aorta in a spec...

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Main Author: Carrasco-Hernández, Francisco
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43383/