Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a high prevalence of osteoporosis. The clinical sequel of osteoporosis is fracture. Patients with COPD who experience a fracture also have increased morbidity and mortality. Currently, the types of all-cause and site-specific fracture among patients with COPD are unknown. Thus, we elucidated the all-cause and site-specific fracture...

Knowledge of the characteristics of thoraco-abdominal trauma in children is important to optimize the imaging work up while keeping radiation exposure to a minimum. Because of the plasticity of the pediatric rib cage, rib fractures are infrequent, and severe parenchymal injuries may be present in the absence of rib fracture. Mediastinal injuries are unusual. The increased mobility of solid intr...

Lesions of the subclavian vessels due to closed chest injury are rare. Berga et all, reported during a five year period a 0.2 per cent incidence of lesions of the subclavian artery, in patients with closed chest injury. Pain and swelling were consistent findings in patients with traumatic lesions of the subclavian artery. Absence of peripheral pulsations or murmurs were occasionally found. In s...

Introduction: Rib fractures are common presentations at emergency departments across the UK. 21% of emergency admissions are related to rib fractures, resulting from up to 39% of all blunt-trauma to the chest. Imaging is essential for identification of rib fractures but also for planning potential surgical intervention. The introduction of 3D imaging has enhanced the pre-surgical planning in ma...