Isolated Cervical Rib Fracture

Isolated Cervical Rib Fracture

Isolated fracture of a cervical rib is a very rare entity. Cervical rib fracture due to heavy backpack usage is a new occupational hazard for students. Cervical rib fracture usually presents as a painless swelling or as thoracic outlet syndrome. We report two patients with cervical rib fractures, on...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2010-06, Vol.89 (6), p.e41-e42
Hauptverfasser: Kamath, Ganesh S., MCH, Borkar, Shirish, MCH, Chauhan, Aman, MBBS, Chidanand, Bedjirgi, MS, Kashyap, Nitin, MS, Warrier, Raj, MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Child
Female
Humans
Rib Fractures - diagnosis
Rib Fractures - etiology
Rib Fractures - surgery
Surgery
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Isolated fracture of a cervical rib is a very rare entity. Cervical rib fracture due to heavy backpack usage is a new occupational hazard for students. Cervical rib fracture usually presents as a painless swelling or as thoracic outlet syndrome. We report two patients with cervical rib fractures, one of them secondary to backpack usage, and review the available literature.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.035