Clinical Evaluation of Traumatic Sternal Fracture / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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: 291-297, 1998.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-100094
ABSTRACT
Sternal fractures, once thought of as an uncommon phenomenon, have occurred with an increasing frequency, paralleling the incidence of motor vehicle accidents. The tremendous force necessary to cause sternal fracture and this bone's prominent position overlying major intrathoracic and mediastinal structures, have important implications in the assessment and treatment of patients. This evaluation is based on the review of 72 patients of traumatic sternal fracture treated at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul Adventist Hospital during the last 4 years from March 1993 to February 1997. The frequency was 12.2% of nonpenetrating chest trauma and average age was 43.2 years old. Automobile accidents (84%) and sternal body fractures (95.8%) with anterior displacements (19.4%) was the most common cause and fracture site. Increase of cardiac isoenzymes was more frequent and higher in sternal fracture than chest contusion but there was no relationship between the time to take normalization of them and the mode of trauma.
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Assunto principal:
Automóveis
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Tórax
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Incidência
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Veículos Automotores
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Contusões
/
Seul
/
Isoenzimas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
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