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Sternal fracture
Sternal fractures occur in ~5% of blunt chest trauma with the manubrium being the most commonly injured part.
Epidemiology
Fractures of the sternum are seen in between 3-6.8% of all motor vehicle collisions 1.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) often results in sternal fractures, one autopsy...
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Spontaneous rib fracture
Spontaneous rib fractures are rib fractures that occur in the absence of a definitive precipitant. According to one study, they were most frequently between the 4th and 9th ribs and multiple in around 40% of cases. Some were associated with factors such as 1
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas...
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Bronchial fracture (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for the features of a bronchial fracture on a chest radiograph is:
Ps (or written as PPP or PPPP)
Mnemonic
Ps: progressive or persistent pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum
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Radiation-induced rib fracture
Radiation-induced rib fractures refer to the occurrence of rib fractures following administration of radiotherapy to the region close to a rib or within a path of a rib. They are considered pathological fractures, as they happen in underlying abnormal bone affected by radiation therapy. Please n...
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Sternal fracture
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Rib fractures
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Sternal fracture
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Sternal fracture
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Rib fracture
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Sternal fracture
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Sternal fracture
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Sternal fracture
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Insufficiency fracture of the sternum
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14 Jun 2015
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Sternum fracture
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04 Oct 2011
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Costal cartilage fracture
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30 Sep 2016
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Costal cartilage fracture
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28 Feb 2018
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Rib fractures
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04 Aug 2014
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Fractured PICC
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07 Jan 2020
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Clavicle fracture
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01 Dec 2023
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Costal cartilage fracture
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01 Mar 2024
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