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[Significance of rib fractures in simple and multiple trauma]
R Inderbitzi1, D Lüdi, P Luder
1Universitätsklinik für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Inselspital Bern.
Helvetica Chirurgica Acta
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
In a retrospect study we evaluated the clinical impact of traumatic rib fractures. Our series included 96 patients treated between 1986 and 1988. Haemato- and/or pneumothorax corresponded closely to the number of fractured ribs. There was a highly significant association (p less than 0.001) between the number of fractured ribs and polytrauma. The leading cause of injuries was a traffic accident.