Adult Ortho Cases 003
Sternal fractures
Carrie Bissell MD, Stephanie Jensen MD, Aaron Fox MD, Olivia Rice MD and Kendrick Lim DO curate and presents a series of Adult Orthopedic X-Ray Cases each month. First published on EMGuideWire.com and peer reviewed by Professor Michael Gibbs and Laurence Kempton, MD
References
- Perez MR, Rodriguez RM, Baumann BM, Langdorf MI, Anglin D, Bradley RN, Medak AJ, Mower WR, Hendey GW, Nishijima DK, Raja AS. Sternal fracture in the age of pan-scan. Injury. 2015 Jul;46(7):1324-7.
- Lahham S, Patane J, Lane N. Ultrasound of Sternal Fracture. West J Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;16(7):1057-8.
- Yeh DD, Hwabejire JO, DeMoya MA, Alam HB, King DR, Velmahos GC. Sternal fracture–an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. J Surg Res. 2014 Jan;186(1):39-43.
- Odell DD, Peleg K, Givon A, Radomislensky I, Makey I, Decamp MM, Whyte R, Gangadharan SP, Berger RL; Israeli Trauma Group. Sternal fracture: isolated lesion versus polytrauma from associated extrasternal injuries–analysis of 1,867 cases. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Sep;75(3):448-52.
- Christian AB, Grigorian A, Nahmias J, Duong WQ, Lekawa M, Joe V, Dolich M, Schubl SD. Comparison of surgical fixation and non-operative management in patients with traumatic sternum fracture. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Feb;48(1):219-224.
- Bauman ZM, Todd SJ, Raposo-Hadley A, Binkley J, King T, Cahoy K, Kamien A, Cemaj S, Berning B, Evans CH, Cantrell E. Impact of sternal fixation on patient outcomes: A case matched review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Apr 1;94(4):573-577.
This ongoing radiology interpretation series is proudly sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Carolinas Medical Center. The goal is to promote widespread mastery of CXR interpretation. There is no personal health information [PHI] within, and ages have been changed to protect patient confidentiality.
Adult Orthopaedic Cases
Michael A. Gibbs, MD, FACEP, FAAEM. Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center & Levine Children’s Hospital | EMGuidewire |
