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Comparison of ultrasonography and radiography in diagnosis of rib fractures
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2017 Purpose: Rib fractures are the most common skeletal thoracic injuries resulting from blunt chest trauma. Half of the rib fractures are not detected upon a precise physical evaluation and radiographs.
Elham Pishbin +5 more
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Rib fractures in the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection [PDF]
Antropologia Portuguesa, 2022 There is a high prevalence of rib fractures in human remains from archeological contexts, but these are seldom the focus in paleopathological studies pertaining skeletal trauma. This study aims to document rib fracture patterns in the Coimbra Identified
Francisco Curate, Eugénia Cunha
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What Accounts for Rib Fractures in Older Adults? [PDF]
Journal of Osteoporosis, 2011 To address the epidemiology of rib fractures, an age- and sex-stratified random sample of 699 Rochester, Minnesota, adults age 21–93 years was followed in a long-term prospective study.
Lisa-Ann Wuermser +4 more
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, 2022 Background: Multiple rib fractures and flail chest are common in trauma patients and may result in significant morbidity and mortality. While rib fractures have historically been treated conservatively, there is increasing interest in the benefits of ...
Muller, Michael +3 more
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, 2021 BACKGROUND: Surgical rib fixation in the general population can decrease morbidity, including length of stay and ventilator days. Elderly rib fractures convey high rates of morbidity and mortality, and it is unclear whether this population benefits from ...
Emma Cooper +9 more
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Trauma Case Reports, 2021 Rib fractures are a common and serious injury in both blunt and penetrating trauma to the thorax. The morbidity and mortality associated with these fractures is often due to impaired respiratory mechanics, leading to a number of pulmonary complications ...
Zachary M. Bauman +2 more
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Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2022 Purpose: Rib fractures are one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality and are associated with abdominal solid organ injury (ASOI). The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of ASOI with the number, location, and involved ...
Abdoulhossein Davoodabadi +5 more
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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2020 Background In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the treatment of patients with rib fractures. However, the current literature on the epidemiology and outcomes of rib fractures is outdated and inconsistent.
R Marijn Houwert +7 more
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Rib fractures and death from deletion of osteoblast βcatenin in adult mice is rescued by corticosteroids. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Ribs are primarily made of cortical bone and are necessary for chest expansion and ventilation. Rib fractures represent the most common type of non-traumatic fractures in the elderly yet few studies have focused on the biology of rib fragility.
JinZhu Duan +10 more
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The Chinese consensus for surgical treatment of traumatic rib fractures 2021 (C-STTRF 2021)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2021 Rib fracture is the most common injury in chest trauma. Most of patients with rib fractures were treated conservatively, but up to 50% of patients, especially those with combined injury such as flail chest, presented chronic pain or chest wall ...
Ling-Wen Kong +66 more
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