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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 68-B, Issue 2, 178-181
Copyright © 1986 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Fractures of the sternum associated with spinal injury

KC Gopalakrishnan and WS el Masri

Twelve cases of sternal injury associated with spinal fractures have been reviewed. The sternum is regularly buckled or fractured in patients with high thoracic spinal fractures. Our review suggests that sternal injuries may also be associated with spinal fractures outside this region, and with types of fracture other than crushing of vertebral bodies. Injury to the sternum, when due to indirect violence, is almost always associated with a severe spinal column injury. A displaced fracture of the thoracic spine, with or without an associated sternal fracture, can produce significant widening of the mediastinal shadow on a chest radiograph. This is caused by a paravertebral haematoma, and can be difficult to differentiate from widening due to an aortic rupture.


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