Conventional radiography or ultra sound for rib fracture diagnosis: a literature review

Blunt chest trauma accounts for the majority of mortalities and morbidities in traumatized patients. Rib fractures are one of the most common chest wall injuries due to blunt chest trauma, which is estimated to occur in 10% of all traumatic injuries. Conventional radiography and ultra-sonography are...

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Main Authors: Elham Pishbin, Moloud Foogerdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-08-01
Series:Reviews in Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:http://rcm.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3142_cc3dbb084c6da7eb19bce03cb1dd1d01.html