title: Isolated bilateral first rib fractures--an unusual sequel of whiplash injury.
abstract: Fractures of the first rib are extremely rare and are more commonly associated with either multiple rib fractures or life-threatening injuries. First rib fractures are commonly caused by direct trauma, violent muscular contraction or by chronic stress. We present a case of isolated bilateral rib fracture in an elderly patient, in the absence of multiple trauma, where the mechanism of injury appears to be a whiplash injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Mander
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Wishart
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000150:complications*