title: Intramedullary fixation of fracture of the sternum.
abstract: A case of fracture of the sternum in a patient suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta is presented. Internal fixation was carried out using a plate which was placed within the medulla. The described technique is simple and useful for the rarely indicated operative treatment of fractures of the sternum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hoofwijk
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lobach
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van der Werken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*