CT Angiography in Children with Penetrating Injuries Related to ATV Accidents

Introduction

Since their introduction in the 1970s, the popularity of all-terrain vehicles (ATV) has been increasing, with more than 7 million ATVs in use in the United States today [1]. A large number of traumatic injuries are reported annually in connection with ATV accidents, involving most commonly soft tissue injuries, extremity fractures, and head injuries [2]. Early diagnosis and management of these patients impacts on outcomes [3] [4] [5].

We report two cases of ATV-related penetrating lower extremity trauma in children (a 9-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy) in whom multi-detector computed tomography angiography (MDCTA) allowed the physicians to rapidly assess the size and location of wooden foreign bodies as well as to define their relation to the relevant surrounding soft tissues and vascular structures.

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