Sternal fracture due to airbag injury: case report.
Although airbags reduce the overall risk of injury and death from motor vehicle accidents, the airbag may cause injuries during deployment. We present a case of apparently isolated sternal fracture caused by airbag deployment during a motor vehicle crash and we discuss the ultrasonographic diagnosis. We also examine the mechanism of injury caused by the airbag.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Balikesir State Hospital, Balikesir, Turkey.
Nazmiye Selçuk
NS
Kapisiz
Berkant
B
Ozpolat
Fahri
F
Kapisiz
Ertan
E
Yücel
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017278:Air Bags / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001336:Automobiles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*