ALLMedicine™ Sternal Fracture Center

Feb 8th, 2023 - Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is defined as the persistence of pain at surgical site or referred area, at least 3 months following the surgical procedure. CPSP after median sternotomy is not uncommon after cardiac surgery. The reported incidenc...

Dec 21st, 2022 - Thoracic trauma is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children exposed to blast and early recognition of these injuries is vital. While numerous studies have investigated the sensitivity of chest X-ray (CXR) for the detection of ches...

Oct 24th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Sternal fractures are predominantly associated with deceleration injuries and blunt anterior chest trauma (incidence of 3-6.8% in motor vehicle collisions). Consider the diagnosis on the basis of the mechanism of injury. Direct...

Oct 24th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Sternal fractures are predominantly associated with deceleration injuries and blunt anterior chest trauma (incidence of 3-6.8% in motor vehicle collisions). Consider the diagnosis on the basis of the mechanism of injury. Direct...

Oct 24th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Sternal fractures are predominantly associated with deceleration injuries and blunt anterior chest trauma (incidence of 3-6.8% in motor vehicle collisions). Consider the diagnosis on the basis of the mechanism of injury. Direct...

Feb 8th, 2023 - Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is defined as the persistence of pain at surgical site or referred area, at least 3 months following the surgical procedure. CPSP after median sternotomy is not uncommon after cardiac surgery. The reported incidenc...

Sep 19th, 2019 - Traumatic sternal fracture occurs due to direct anterior trauma to the chest or due to indirect trauma through flexion-compression of the spine. Trauma may lead to Type I manubri-sternal dislocation ( Corpi sterni displaced dorsally) or type II di...

Apr 17th, 2019 - Introduction/Background Information Since the inception of cardiac surgery in the early 1960s, division of the sternum has provided the superior access to cardiac structures. Cardiac surgery may involve treatment of the coronary arteries, valves o...

Feb 14th, 2018 - Subjects: Inclusion criteria: scheduled (elective or urgent) coronary artery bypass graft with or without valvular surgery by our cardiothoracic surgery division. patient age ≥18 and <80 . patient undergoing elective surgery. patient undergoing ur...

Aug 4th, 2015 - Previous studies stated, that sternal fractures can be regarded as an indicator for thoracic spine fractures and described the combined injury pattern of thoracic spine fracture and sternal fracture as "upper thoracic cage injury". But literature ...