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Fragility fracture of the fourth rib in a patient with a cardiac pacemaker: an uncommon case

PURPOSE: In patients with a cardiac pacemaker, pocket-related complications such as nerve impairment or bone fractures are infrequent. We present a man with a fracture of the 4th rib several months after pacemaker implantation. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old man, with a left prepectoral pacemaker...

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Autores principales: Köseoğlu Tohma, Ebru, Özyemişçi Taşkıran, Özden
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34505183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-021-00999-2