Fracture of the first and second rib: incidence of vascular injury relative to type of fracture.
Fractures of the first or second rib may be associated with underlying arterial injury in patients with blunt chest trauma. A total of 58 patients with fracture of the first of second rib was investigated; all patients subsequently underwent arteriography. The type of rib fracture (posterior, lateral), or anterior) was not found to be a useful predictor of underlying vascular injury. Also, the degree of displacement of the fracture fragments was of no value in predicting arterial injury.
D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000293:injuries; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D006801:Humans; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000293:injuries