A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures

نویسندگان

  • Gultekin Gulbahar
  • Tevfik Kaplan
  • Hasan Bozkurt Turker
  • Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu
  • Serdar Han
چکیده

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 diagnosis, treatment, and complications of bone fractures due to thoracic trauma in bias of this rare entity.

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دوره 2015  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015