TRAUMATIC MANUBRIOSTERNAL JOINT DISRUPTION - CASE-REPORT

Authors
SCHWAGTEN V BEAUCOURT L VANSCHIL P
Citation
V. Schwagten et al., TRAUMATIC MANUBRIOSTERNAL JOINT DISRUPTION - CASE-REPORT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 36(5), 1994, pp. 747-748
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
747 - 748
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A manubriosternal separation was found in a 27-year-old man after a bl unt chest trauma. The manubrium and body of the sternum were separated by a gap of 3 cm. Surgical reduction and fixation were performed with good results.