title: Isolated cervical rib fracture.
abstract: Isolated fracture of a cervical rib is a very rare entity. Cervical rib fracture due to heavy backpack usage is a new occupational hazard for students. Cervical rib fracture usually presents as a painless swelling or as thoracic outlet syndrome. We report two patients with cervical rib fractures, one of them secondary to backpack usage, and review the available literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Kasturba Hospital and Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. sevagur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ganesh S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: Shirish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borkar
authors.forename: Aman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Bedjirgi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chidanand
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Warrier
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery