A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
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A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
First rib fractures are scarce due to their well-protected anatomic locations. Bilateral first rib fractures accompanying bilateral scapular fractures are very rare, although they may be together with scapular and clavicular fractures. According to our knowledge, no case of bilateral first rib fractures accompanying bilateral scapular fractures has been reported, so we herein discussed the diag...
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1Master Student in Anatomy, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 2Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 3Lecturer, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 4Professor & Consultant Hand & Microsurgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sci...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-648X,2090-6498
DOI: 10.1155/2015/428640