Travis Hunter has suffered what is now being confirmed as a liver laceration after being hit by an opposing player. In this video, we break down the injury, review an example CT scan and discuss his probable road to recovery.
Outline:
0:00 Intro
00:18 Review of liver injuries
2:08 Reviewing example CT scans
4:32 Recovery and outro
Example CT Cases:
1. Gai D, Traumatic hepatic laceration. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Sep 2023) doi.org/10.53347/rID-30635
2. Knipe H, Liver laceration - AAST grade V. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Sep 2023) doi.org/10.53347/rID-53939
Literature Sources:
1. Juyia RF, Kerr HA. Return to play after liver and spleen trauma. Sports Health. 2014 May;6(3):239-45. doi: 10.1177/1941738114528468. PMID: 24790694; PMCID: PMC4000477.
2. Ray R, Lemire JE. Liver laceration in an intercollegiate football player. J Athl Train. 1995 Oct;30(4):324-6. PMID: 16558356; PMCID: PMC1318002.
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