| Literature DB >> 20494009 |
Ganesh S Kamath1, Shirish Borkar, Aman Chauhan, Bedjirgi Chidanand, Nitin Kashyap, Raj Warrier.
Abstract
Isolated fracture of a cervical rib is a very rare entity. Cervical rib fracture due to heavy backpack usage is a new occupational hazard for students. Cervical rib fracture usually presents as a painless swelling or as thoracic outlet syndrome. We report two patients with cervical rib fractures, one of them secondary to backpack usage, and review the available literature. 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20494009 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.035
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330