[Significance of rib fractures in simple and multiple trauma].
In a retrospect study we evaluated the clinical impact of traumatic rib fractures. Our series included 96 patients treated between 1986 and 1988. Haemato- and/or pneumothorax corresponded closely to the number of fractured ribs. There was a highly significant association (p less than 0.001) between the number of fractured ribs and polytrauma. The leading cause of injuries was a traffic accident.
Inderbitzi
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Universitätsklinik für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Inselspital Bern.
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Stirnemann
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*
Die Bedeutung der Rippenfrakturen beim Einfach- und Mehrfachverletzten.