Finding into death of Kum Yeo Bae

60y · Female·Penetrating injury of the descending thoracic aorta complicating spinal stabiliz…

… descending thoracic aorta sustained during spinal stabilisation surgery for a T12 burst fracture. During pedicle cannulation, the surgical awl fractured the left T11 pedicle and plunged superiorly, causing acute blood …