A giant sternal abscess following traumatic sternal fracture

Traumatic fracture of nitinol thermoreactive sternal clips.

Median sternotomy can be associated with significant morbidity, including non-union, dehiscence and mediastinitis. The use of flexible thermoreactive sternal clips has been introduced recently as an alternative method of sternal closure and is advocated in patients at increased risk of sternal breakdown. It is associated with a decreased incidence of sternal complications as well as allowing fa...

fixing a traumatic sternal fracture using stainless steel wires

Fixing a Traumatic Sternal Fracture Using Stainless Steel Wires

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Heart Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Department of Chest Diseases, Assiut Police Hospital, Assiut, Egypt Corresponding author: Hussein Elkhayat, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Heart Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Tel: +20-882413773, Fax: +20-8823333...

Ultrasound of Sternal Fracture

PRESENTATION A 61-year-old female was brought in by ambulance after being the restrained driver of a head-on motor vehicle collision at 40MPH. There was positive airbag deployment and intrusion from the other vehicle. During workup, the patient complained of midline chest pain, and left chest wall pain. The patient was not in acute respiratory distress, and had the following vital signs: temper...

Sternal fracture--a modern review.