Reporte de Caso: Fractura esternal / Case report: STERNAL FRACTURE
Prensa méd. argent
;
106(7): 425-428, 20200000. fig
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, BINACIS
| ID: biblio-1366945
ABSTRACT
Sternal fractures are not frequent. There are not many case reports and nowadays, there is not an agreement regarding their treatment. The aim of this report is to present a case in order to contribute clarifying the existing therapeutic proposals. A case of a 45 years-old male patient, who consults because of pain in the anterior region of the chest after a traffic accident is analyzed. The images studies reveal an sternal fracture on the upper third. A surgical approach is proposed but, as the patient refuses it, an ambulatory treatment is made with a satisfactory evolution. Although a surgical treatment was not done, the non surgical management achieved satisfactory results:
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Sternum
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Comparative Study
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Accidents, Traffic
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Ultrasonography
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Fractures, Bone
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Myocardial Contusions
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Conservative Treatment
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Fracture Fixation, Internal
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Prensa méd. argent
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Nacional de La Plata/AR
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