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Ultrasonography of sternal fractures
Author(s) -
Nickson Chris,
Rippey James
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2205-0140
pISSN - 1836-6864
DOI - 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2011.tb00131.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , ultrasonography , radiology , sternum , surgery
This paper describes the use of clinician‐performed ultrasound to detect sternal fractures in trauma patients. It is a pictorial essay that describes the ultrasound technique, the normal anatomy and ultrasound findings, variants, potential pitfalls and the appearance of fractures when they occur in both children and adults.