The Depth of Sternal Fracture Displacement Is Not Associated With Blunt Cardiac Injury

Background: Little evidence exist associating displaced sternal fractures with blunt cardiac injury (BCI), especially regarding the depth and severity of sternal fracture displacement and risk of BCI. The purpose of this study was to quantify sternal fracture severity by the degree of displacement a...

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Published in:The Journal of surgical research 2019-03, Vol.235, p.322-328
Main Authors: Heidelberg, Laura, Uhlich, Rindi, Bosarge, Patrick, Kerby, Jeffrey, Hu, Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blunt cardiac injury
Blunt trauma
Displaced sternal fracture
Sternal fracture
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Summary:Background: Little evidence exist associating displaced sternal fractures with blunt cardiac injury (BCI), especially regarding the depth and severity of sternal fracture displacement and risk of BCI. The purpose of this study was to quantify sternal fracture severity by the degree of displacement and to evaluate the association of fracture severity with BCI. A single institution retrospective review was performed from 2011 to 2014. All adult patients with sternal fracture were identified from the trauma registry, and sternal fracture displacement was quantified as mild (>0 mm,
ISSN:0022-4804
1095-8673
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2018.08.051