“Occult” rib fractures diagnosed on computed tomography scan only are still a risk factor for solid organ injury

INTRODUCTION: Prior to the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scan imaging, lower rib fractures diagnosed on chest X-rays (CXRs) were considered a risk factor for abdominal solid organ injury (ASOI). However, CXRs miss about 50% of the rib fractures that are detected on CT scans. We hypothes...

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Autores principales: Bhattacharya, Bishwajit, Fieber, Jennifer, Schuster, Kevin, Davis, Kimberly, Maung, Adrian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229296
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.160706

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229296
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.160706

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