Bicycle-handlebar hernia: a rare traumatic abdominal wall hernia.

Handlebar hernia: A rare case of post-traumatic anterior abdominal wall hernia

Handlebar hernias are abdominal wall hernias resulting from direct trauma to the anterior abdominal wall and also called as Traumatic abdominal wall hernias (TAWHs). They usually occur at weak anatomic locations of the abdominal wall .The associated intra-abdominal injuries are infrequent. . Such traumatic hernias are rare. We report this case of a handlebar hernia resulting from an injury sust...

Motorbike-handlebar hernia - a rare traumatic abdominal wall hernia: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND Handlebar hernias are very rare and arise following a sudden force from a handle-like object impacting a focal area of the abdomen, which results in a disruption of the underlying abdominal muscle and fascia without necessarily disrupting the overlying skin. Other than a reducible swelling on the abdominal wall, the physical examination of such patients is usually unremarkable and th...

Handlebar Hernias: Case Reports of Rare Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia. Case report.

Despite the high incidence of abdominal traumas, traumatic abdominal wall hernias (TAWHs) remain rare probably because of elasticity of the abdominal wall. The TAWH is due to blunt abdominal trauma with disruption of the abdominal wall muscles and fascia with intact overlying skin. TAWH can be classified into high energy injures (generally motor vehicle accidents) and low energy injures (impact...

Handlebar Injuries in Children: 20 Years of Experience at A Level I Pediatric Trauma Center

Background: Handlebar injuries in the pediatric population have been shown to cause devastating intra-abdominal injuries. We analyzed the impact of handlebar injuries in our pediatric trauma patients over the past 20 years. Methods: We reviewed all of the pediatric bicycle accidents ages 15 years old or younger, who required hospitalization for their injuries. Data was collected from 1995 to 20...