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A CASE OF TRAUMATIC RUPTURE OF THE HEART
B. J. O'Neill
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Abstract
History. —The patient, F. R., schoolboy, aged 9, while playing at school was set on by some older boys, who knocked him down and jumped on him. He walked home, complaining of pain in the left groin, remained in bed two days, and then was up and about for four more days, still complaining of pain in the region of the left groin and hip. On the seventh day he was brought to San Diego, a distance of 30 miles, by train, and walked two blocks to my office, still complaining of the same symptoms. At no time did he complain of pain anywhere else. Examination. —This revealed a well-developed boy walking with a decided limp and evidently suffering considerable pain. A slight swelling and redness over the left saphenous opening was discovered. There was also considerable limitation of the abduction and rotation of left thigh. Abdomen and inguinal rings