title: A Rare Entity: Bilateral First Rib Fractures Accompanying Bilateral Scapular Fractures.
abstract: First rib fractures are scarce due to their well-protected anatomic locations. Bilateral first rib fractures accompanying bilateral scapular fractures are very rare, although they may be together with scapular and clavicular fractures. According to our knowledge, no case of bilateral first rib fractures accompanying bilateral scapular fractures has been reported, so we herein discussed the diagnosis, treatment, and complications of bone fractures due to thoracic trauma in bias of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Nafiz Korez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gultekin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gulbahar
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dr. Nafiz Korez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Bozkurt
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Turker
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Arnavutkoy State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Gokhan
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gundogdu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han