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Sternal and thoracic spine fractures

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Motor vehicle collision.

Sternal fracture with small retrosternal hematoma. Anterior wedge compression fracture of an upper thoracic vertebrae. 

Case Discussion

Highlights the importance of always checking for thoracic injury where a sternal fracture is the result of blunt force trauma.

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