Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8821902 | Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In the stable outpatient setting, rib fractures have a higher association with a history of minor trauma and age â¥40 in the adult population. Radiographic findings associated with rib fractures include pleural effusion. The frontal chest radiograph alone has low sensitivity in detecting rib fractures. The dedicated rib series detected a greater number of rib fractures. Although no patients required hospitalization, those with rib fractures were more likely to receive narcotic analgesia.
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Authors
Liang MD, Colm J. MD, Samir MD, Jim S. MD, Ronald L. MD, JD, Justin W. MD,