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    Characteristics of the Sternal Fractures and Associated Injuries: A Three-year Clinical Experience Sternal Fractures and Associated Injuries
    (Düzce Üniversitesi, 2019) Kadioglu, Emine; Yalcinkaya, Serhat
    BackgroundAlthough they constitute a small portion of thoracictrauma, sternal fractures require attention as they may be indicators of majorcardiac injuries. The aim of this study is to review the diagnosis, treatment,and outcome of such patients administered to our emergency department.Material and MethodsThe archive files of the patients administered to theemergency department due to thoracic trauma and diagnosed to have sternalfractures between January 2015 and December 2017 were reviewed for age, gender,type of trauma, type of injury, associated injuries, and clinical outcome.ResultsThere were 27 male, and 6 female patients. The meanage was 48.9 ± 16.50 years (20-79). The most frequent cause was vehicleaccident. The sternal fracture was isolated in 13, and associated with otherinjuries in 20 patients. Eight of the isolated fracture patients and all of thelatter were hospitalized. Six of the patients underwent tube thoracostomy, onebilateral. When the length of hospital stay is compared between the two groups,sternal fracture with associated injury patients stayed in the hospital forsignificantly longer periods. ConclusionAlthough isolated sternal fracture is benign in natureand may be treated with basic measures, when associated with other injuries, itbecomes more complicated to treat, and the length of hospital stay increasessignificantly.