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Current treatment and outcomes of traumatic sternal fractures—a systematic review

PURPOSE: Traumatic sternal fractures are rare injuries. The most common mechanism of injury is direct blunt trauma to the anterior chest wall. Most (> 95%) sternal fractures are treated conservatively. Surgical fixation is indicated in case of fracture instability, displacement or non-union. Howe...

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Autores principales: Klei, Dorine S., de Jong, Mirjam B., Öner, F. Cumhur, Leenen, Luke P. H., van Wessem, Karlijn J. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6525114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29700586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-018-3945-4

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