Search results for “sternal fracture”
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Blunt cardiac injury
Blunt cardiac injury (BCI) is most commonly the result of sudden deceleration or direct precordial impact and encompasses a spectrum of structural and functional cardiac derangements that may occur after trauma to the heart 7.
Terminology
While sometimes referred to with general terms such as ...
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Breathing artefact mimicking a sternal fracture
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26 Feb 2024
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Brown tumors - hyperparathyroidism
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01 Oct 2022
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Buckle rib fracture
Buckle rib fractures are incomplete fractures involving only the inner cortex. They typically occur due to an anterior compressive force to the chest, most commonly during external cardiac massage, but can be seen following any such traumatic injury.
Pathology
Buckle rib fractures occur in all...
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Buffalo pneumothorax
A buffalo pneumothorax (or buffalo chest) refers to the rare occurrence of bilateral pneumothoraces caused by an abnormal physical communication between the two pleural spaces. The pleuropleural communication is postulated to be in the anterior median chest where there is a loss of the normal an...
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Cervical spine fractures
Cervical spine fractures can occur secondary to exaggerated flexion or extension, or because of direct trauma or axial loading.
Epidemiology
Males are affected more commonly than females with a median age of injury of 56 years. Falls, motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian accidents, cycling and...
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Clavicle
The clavicle, also colloquially known as the collarbone, is the only bone connecting the pectoral girdle to the axial skeleton and is the only long bone that lies horizontally in the human skeleton.
Gross anatomy
Osteology
The clavicle is roughly "S-shaped" with a flattened, concave, lateral...
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Extension teardrop fracture
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08 Feb 2023
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Fracture non-union
Fracture non-union describes the failure of normal fracture healing processes. Solid bone healing will not occur without further treatment or intervention.
Terminology
There is no consensus definition in the radiology or orthopedic literature, however, FDA (USA) defines it as a fracture with a...
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Manubriosternal dislocation
Manubriosternal dislocation (or sternomanubrial dislocation) represents a range of dislocation injuries of the sternomanubrial joint.
Terminology
Joint dislocations are named according to the distal component in relation to the proximal bone. Thus, as the manubrium is superior to the sternum a...
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Manubrium
The manubrium is the superior part of the sternum lying at the level of T3-T4 vertebrae. It forms the superior wall of the anterior mediastinum and its superior border also contributes to the superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet). The upper border of the manubrium also serves as the apex f...
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Minimal aortic injury
Minimal aortic injury (MAI) is a mild form of blunt traumatic aortic injury which are limited to the aortic intima and are recognized more frequently due to the use of high-resolution vascular imaging in trauma.
Epidemiology
Minimal aortic injuries account for 10-28% of all blunt traumatic aor...
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Movement artifact simulating sternal fracture
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01 Jul 2016
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Myocardial contusion
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15 Sep 2015
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Non-united sternal fracture
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31 Jul 2014
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Penetrating neck trauma (stabbing)
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18 Feb 2015
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Post-sternotomy complications
Post-sternotomy complications comprise a varied range of complications that can occur at varying intervals following a median sternotomy.
Epidemiology
Complication rates for median sternotomy have been reported to range from 0.5-5% and mortality rates ranging from 7-80%.
Pathology
They are ...
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Ribs
The ribs form the main structure of the thoracic cage protecting the thoracic organs, however their main function is to aid respiration 3.
Gross anatomy
There are 12 pairs of ribs which are separated by intercostal spaces. The first seven ribs progressively increase in length, the lower five r...
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Scapula comminuted fracture
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12 Sep 2023
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