Search results for “sternal fracture”
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Sternal and thoracic spine fractures
Published
01 Mar 2010
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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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Scapular fracture
Scapula fractures are uncommon injuries, representing ~3% of all shoulder fractures.
Epidemiology
Associations
Scapular fractures are often associated with other injuries due to the high energy trauma that is usually the underlying cause:
clavicle fracture
rib fracture
sternal fracture
sp...
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Suspected physical abuse
Suspected physical abuse (SPA), also known as non-accidental injury (NAI) or inflicted injury, in infants and young children represents both ethical and legal challenges to treating physicians.
Radiologists may be the first clinical staff to suspect non-accidental injuries when confronted with ...
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Sternal body
The sternal body or gladiolus is the middle and largest of the three parts of the sternum. It is formed by the fusion of four sternebrae which finish ossifying after puberty.
Gross anatomy
The sternal body is the longest of the three parts of the sternum and is widest near its lower end. It i...
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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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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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Sternal foramen
Sternal foramen (or perforated sternum) is a developmental variant of the sternum and results from incomplete fusion of the sternal ossification centers. They are common, occurring in approximately 5% of the population (range 4.3-6.7%). They are most commonly found in the inferior aspect of the ...
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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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Seatbelt syndrome
The seatbelt syndrome is the constellation of traumatic thoracic, abdominal and/or vertebral column injuries associated with three-point seatbelts 1,2:
bowel perforation
mesenteric tear
sternal fracture
lumbar spine fracture
female breast trauma
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Thoracic spine compression fractures
Published
09 Sep 2015
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Thoracic multitrauma - extensive thoracic cage fractures
Published
01 Oct 2014
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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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Scapula comminuted fracture
Published
12 Sep 2023
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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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Scapular fractures
Published
03 Apr 2016
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Scapular fracture
Published
26 Jul 2017
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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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Three column thoracic spine fracture
Published
17 Mar 2017
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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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