Rib fractures in coronary bypass patients: Radionuclide detection

L. V. Greenwald; C. E. Baisden; P. N. Symbas

doi:10.1148/radiology.148.2.6602999

Rib fractures in coronary bypass patients: Radionuclide detection

L. V. Greenwald, C. E. Baisden, P. N. Symbas

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Abstract

Sternal retraction can cause the first rib to be fractured posteriorly, injuring the brachial plexus. The authors conducted bone scans of 24 consecutive open-heart surgery patients and found an unexpectedly high number of rib fractures which in all but one case had not been seen on the chest radiograph. Bone scans are recommended whenever there is unexplained non-incisional pain in a patient who has undergone sternal retraction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	553-554
Number of pages	2
Journal	Radiology
Volume	148
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.148.2.6602999
State	Published - Jan 1 1983
Externally published	Yes

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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