The significance of first rib fractures in children
NA Hamilton, BT Bucher, MS Keller - Journal of pediatric surgery, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to determine if first rib fractures are associated
with an increased incidence of thoracic vascular injury in pediatric patients. METHODS: The
medical records of all children diagnosed with a first rib fracture or a central vascular injury
after blunt trauma treated at a state-designated level 1 pediatric trauma center from 2000 to
2009 were reviewed. RESULTS: Thirty-three children (0.27% of patients; mean age,
10.9±0.9 years) were identified with either a first rib fracture or thoracic vascular injury owing …
with an increased incidence of thoracic vascular injury in pediatric patients. METHODS: The
medical records of all children diagnosed with a first rib fracture or a central vascular injury
after blunt trauma treated at a state-designated level 1 pediatric trauma center from 2000 to
2009 were reviewed. RESULTS: Thirty-three children (0.27% of patients; mean age,
10.9±0.9 years) were identified with either a first rib fracture or thoracic vascular injury owing …
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