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European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2022 Ewing's sarcoma is the second most frequent primary malignant bone tumor in adolescents and young adults. Locations on the thoracic wall represent up to 20% of primary and secondary locations. We present the case of a 13-year-old patient treated with the
Nicolas Mainard +6 more
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Deep sternal wound infections: Evidence for prevention, treatment, and reconstructive surgery
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019 Median sternotomy is the most popular approach in cardiac surgery. Post-sternotomy wound complications are rare, but the occurrence of a deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a catastrophic event associated with higher morbidity and mortality, longer ...
Luigi Schiraldi +7 more
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Bioengineering, 2022 The most common complication of median sternotomy surgery is sternum re-separation after sternal fixation, which leads to high rates of morbidity and mortality. The adhered sternal fixation technique comprises the wiring fixation technique and the use of
Amatulraheem Al-Abassi +2 more
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Sternal Fracture Fixation with a Steel Wire: The New “Timala” Technique [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021 Purpose Traumatic sternal fractures are rare but quite disabling injuries. Timely fixation of sternal fractures reduces pain and prevents respiratory complications.
Rabindra Bhakta Timala, Nirmal Panthee
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A diagnostic pitfall of a sternal mass
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Primary sternal lymphoma represents a rare entity which must be evoked in front of a sternal mass especially as its treatment is different from that of sarcomas, the principal etiology of sternal masses.
Walid Abid +6 more
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A decade of treating traumatic sternal fractures in a single-center experience in Korea: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023 Purpose Clinical reports on treatment outcomes of sternal fractures are lacking. This study details the clinical features, treatment approaches, and outcomes related to traumatic sternal fractures over a 10-year period at a single institution.
Na Hyeon Lee +8 more
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Chest wall – underappreciated structure in sonography. Part II: Non-cancerous lesions
Journal of Ultrasonography, 2017 The chest wall is a vast and complex structure, hence the wide range of pathological conditions that may affect it. The aim of this publication is to discuss the usefulness of ultrasound for the diagnosis of benign lesions involving the thoracic wall ...
Andrzej Smereczyński +2 more
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Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2018 The chest wall tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon form of tuberculosis especially in an immunocompetent patient. It constitutes 1–2% of all cases of TB and 1–5% of musculoskeletal TB.
Pooja Garg +3 more
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Comparison of Three Methods for Skeleton Age Estimation
Fayixue Zazhi, 2022 ObjectiveTo find the appropriate method for age estimation for different ages and sexes.MethodsThe costal cartilage， sternum and pubic symphysis of 91 unknowns from 2000 to 2020 from the Forensic Department of the Criminal Investigation Team of Shanghai ...
ZHANG Dong-chuan +5 more
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Plasmacytoma of the Sternum with Amyloid Deposition – A Cytological Diagnosis
Archives of Medicine and Health SciencesPlasmacytoma with amyloid deposition to be diagnosed on cytology is rare. In the absence of typical clinical presentation and radiological findings, the diagnosis of plasmacytoma may not be suspected.
Durre Aden +3 more
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