Rib fractures in blunt chest trauma - associated thoracic injuries

Rib fractures in blunt chest trauma - associated thoracic injuries

PURPOSE. The aim of our retrospective study was to analyze the patterns of associated thoracic injuries in patients underwent blunt chest trauma and rib fractures. METHODS. The study included 212 patients with rib fractures due to blunt thoracic trauma. The mechanism of trauma, the type of rib frac...

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Main Authors: Iv. Dimitrov, Iv. Novakov, P. Bonev, A. Uchikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2017-09-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
Subjects:
blunt chest trauma
rib fractures
associated chest injuries
mortality
Online Access:http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol15_N3_2017/6_Iv.Dimitrov.pdf

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