Abstract

FERRER LOZANO, Yovanny; OQUENDO VAZQUEZ, Pablo  and  MOREJóN TROFIMOVA, Yanett. Isolated Sternal Fracture. A Case Report. Medisur [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.6, pp. 889-894. ISSN 1727-897X.

Isolated sternal fractures are rare; there are few reports in the medical literature. This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who attended the emergency department because of a direct trauma to the anterior chest caused by a car accident. After the diagnosis of isolated sternal fracture, a conservative treatment was adopted. The clinical course was satisfactory until hospital discharge and during the following nine months, the patient remained asymptomatic. The literature on the subject was located and reviewed to support and comment on the case. It is concluded that conservative treatment can lead to consolidation and no sequelae such as pain or different degrees of disability related to the fracture.

Keywords : sternum; fractures, bone; case reports.

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