Bilateral Fracture of the First Rib, A Case Report
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Bilateral first rib fractures--case report and review.
104 From the time that they were originally described in 1869, first rib fractures have been a source of anxiety to attendant doctors. 1 First rib fractures are associated with major thoracic trauma and predispose to injury of the subclavian vessels, brachial plexus and mediastinal structures. These complications invariably follow unilateral first rib fractures. In contrast, bilateral first rib...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1973
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.22.392