A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures.
Case Rep Emerg Med
; 2015: 428640, 2015.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-26175916
First rib fractures are scarce due to their well-protected anatomic locations. Bilateral first rib fractures accompanying bilateral scapular fractures are very rare, although they may be together with scapular and clavicular fractures. According to our knowledge, no case of bilateral first rib fractures accompanying bilateral scapular fractures has been reported, so we herein discussed the diagnosis, treatment, and complications of bone fractures due to thoracic trauma in bias of this rare entity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Case Rep Emerg Med
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Country of publication:
United States