Reporte de Caso: Fractura esternal / Case report: STERNAL FRACTURE
Prensa méd. argent
; 106(7): 425-428, 20200000. fig
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em Es
| LILACS, BINACIS
| ID: biblio-1366945
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ABSTRACT
Sternal fractures are not frequent. There are not many case reports and nowadays, there is not an agreement regarding their treatment. The aim of this report is to present a case in order to contribute clarifying the existing therapeutic proposals. A case of a 45 years-old male patient, who consults because of pain in the anterior region of the chest after a traffic accident is analyzed. The images studies reveal an sternal fracture on the upper third. A surgical approach is proposed but, as the patient refuses it, an ambulatory treatment is made with a satisfactory evolution. Although a surgical treatment was not done, the non surgical management achieved satisfactory results:
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Índice:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Esterno
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Estudo Comparativo
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Acidentes de Trânsito
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Ultrassonografia
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Fraturas Ósseas
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Contusões Miocárdicas
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Tratamento Conservador
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Fixação Interna de Fraturas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Prensa méd. argent
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article