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First rib fracture

Case contributed by Lance Burns
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left handed pitcher (American baseball) with pleuritic and radicular left triceps pain.

Patient Data

Age: 14 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Mildly displaced left first rib fracture at the subclavian notch.

Case Discussion

This is a self induced fracture from the overhead motion.

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