Purpose Traumatic sternal fractures are rare injuries. The most common mechanism of injury
is direct blunt trauma to the anterior chest wall. Most (> 95%) sternal fractures are treated …

Background: Traumatic sternal fractures occur in approximately 3% to 8% of all blunt trauma
patients. Most of these fractures are treated conservatively, but a small number require …

Simple Summary Primary chest wall tumors comprise a group of rare tumors for which the
best treatment method has yet to be determined. As surgeons, we wanted to explore our role …

Objective Traumatic sternal fractures are injuries most commonly resulting from a direct blow
to the anterior chest wall or forced deceleration. The purpose of this review is to define the …

Blunt chest wall injuries are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in trauma patients.
Accurate identification and description of chest wall injuries by the radiologist can aid in …

Different ways to stabilize a sternal fracture are described in literature. Respecting different
mechanisms of trauma such as the direct impact to the anterior chest wall or the flexion …

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical procedures of
osteosynthesis and the respective costs in isolated sternal fractures and manubriosternal …

Purpose The incidence of sternal fractures in blunt trauma patients lies between 3 and 7%.
The role, timing and indications for surgical management are not well delineated and remain …

Optimal surgical treatment of unstable sternal fractures is controversial. Wiring provides
suboptimal fixation and adaptations of existing non-sternum specific plating systems may be …

Introduction Sternal fractures are debilitating due to intractable pain, constant fracture
movement and limited range of motion (ROM) of the upper extremities (UE). Traditional …