The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1994 · 62 citations · 0 references
MedicineSurgeryEmergency SurgeryAbdominal TraumaBlunt Force InjuryHernia RepairHernia SurgeryTrauma ComplicationsTraumatic InjuryAbdominal HerniasHernia ComplicationsHernia DiagnosisHernia FormationHernia Repair ComplicationsTraumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia
Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is an uncommon injury. Handlebar hernia represents one type of TAWH: handlebar hernia is caused by low-energy impact against a small blunt object, can be detected by physical examination, and is infrequently associated with other significant injury. Surgical repair is recommended.