Costal cartilage fracture: A commonly missed thoracic injury in trauma patients

Costal cartilage fracture: A commonly missed thoracic injury in trauma patients

In this report, we describe a case of a 43-year-old male who sustained a displaced mid chondral costal cartilage fracture along with multiple ipsilateral rib fractures following a jet ski collision. Costal cartilage fractures (CC) are commonly missed on imaging evaluation, and accordingly underrepor...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moussa Meteb, MD, Bader Abou Shaar, MBBS, Ghassan Awad El-Karim, MD, Youssef Almalki, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Costal Cartilage Fracture
Costochondral Injury
Blunt Chest Trauma
Rib Injury
Emergency Radiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321007275

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321007275

Similar Items