title: Apophyseal dislocation of the body of the sternum in a child: a case report.
abstract: A 4-year-old boy received a blow to the chest and sustained an apophyseal dislocation of the body of the sternum. The dislocation was treated by open reduction and internal fixation. This type of injury is so rare that no studies could be found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint Replacement and Rheumatology, Ebina General Hospital, 1320 Kawaraguchi, Ebina, Kanagawa 243 0433, Japan. weardebris@aol.com
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kusaba
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery