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

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

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 fract...

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Main Authors: Gultekin Gulbahar, Tevfik Kaplan, Hasan Bozkurt Turker, Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu, Serdar Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/428640
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spelling doaj-16fbd007fc554419bd0de31914a8778f2020-11-24T22:13:37ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Emergency Medicine2090-648X2090-64982015-01-01201510.1155/2015/428640428640A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular FracturesGultekin Gulbahar0Tevfik Kaplan1Hasan Bozkurt Turker2Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu3Serdar Han4Division of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Nafiz Korez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDivision of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dr. Nafiz Korez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Arnavutkoy State Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyFirst 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/428640
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author Gultekin Gulbahar
Tevfik Kaplan
Hasan Bozkurt Turker
Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu
Serdar Han
spellingShingle Gultekin Gulbahar
Tevfik Kaplan
Hasan Bozkurt Turker
Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu
Serdar Han
A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
author_facet Gultekin Gulbahar
Tevfik Kaplan
Hasan Bozkurt Turker
Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu
Serdar Han
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title A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
title_short A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
title_full A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
title_fullStr A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures
title_sort rare entity: bilateral first rib fractures accompanying bilateral scapular fractures
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
issn 2090-648X
2090-6498
publishDate 2015-01-01
description 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.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/428640
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