Magnitude of rib fracture displacement predicts opioid requirements
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Rib fracture: Different radiographic projections
BACKGROUND Rib fracture is the most common thoracic injury. It is thought to be present in 10% of all traumatic injuries and in almost 40% of patients who sustained severe non-penetrating trauma. There are 12 pairs of ribs. This study reviews various methods of acquisition and reconstruction of radiographic images of traumatic rib fractures in order to determine the optimal views and to simplif...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2163-0755
DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001169