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Traumatic and atraumatic sternal fractures: Analysis of 13 cases

Travmatik ve atravmatik sternum kırıkları: 13 olgunun analizi

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ECG monitoring of patients for cardiac injury, cardiac enzyme monitoring and echocardiography should be done if necessary. (Turk Toraks Derg 2012; 13: 146-51)

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Sternal fracture (SF) occurs as a result of trauma or a pathological process.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: Between 2006-2010; fracture etiology, location, shape, associated pathology, treatment modalities, complications and length of hospital stay were reviewed retrospectively in 13 patients with SF.
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Conclusion & Impact:ECG monitoring of patients for cardiac injury, cardiac enzyme monitoring and echocardiography should be done if necessary. (Turk Toraks Derg 2012; 13: 146-51)
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📍Scope:2006-2010 Verileri
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Objective: Sternal fracture (SF) occurs as a result of trauma or a pathological process. In this study, patients with SF were evaluated in terms of traumatic and atraumatic etiology, diagnosis and treatment. Material and Methods: Between 2006-2010; fracture etiology, location, shape, associated pathology, treatment modalities, complications and length of hospital stay were reviewed retrospectively in 13 patients with SF. In all cases, the lateral chest X-ray and electrocardiogram (ECG) had been performed. Cardiac enzymes had been measured in patients with traumatic etiology. Results: Of SF subjects, 11 had a traumatic etiology and 2 had an atraumatic etiology (osteoporosis). Sternal fracture was located in the corpus of the sternum in 9 patients, and in the manubrium in 4 cases, while it was displaced in 5 patients, and non-displaced in 8 cases. The ECG changes in five patients, elevated cardiac enzymes in 7 patients and pathology in echocardiography in 3 cases were detected. The most common injuries were associated with rib fractures (54.5%) and extremity fractures (27.3%), respectively. There was a vertebral osteoporotic fracture in two patients with atraumatic SF. One case underwent surgical fixation, while three patients underwent tube thoracostomy. Conclusion: Whether or not accompanying trauma, SF should be considered and sternum X-ray should be requested in patients presenting with chest pain, and especially when an atraumatic fracture is detected, osteoporosis should be kept in mind among the etiological causes. ECG monitoring of patients for cardiac injury, cardiac enzyme monitoring and echocardiography should be done if necessary. (Turk Toraks Derg 2012; 13: 146-51)

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Amaç: Sternum kırıkları (SK) travma veya patolojik bir süreç sonucunda meydana gelir. Bu çalışmada travmatik ve atravmatik SK’li olgular etiyoloji, tanı ve tedavi açısından incelendi. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2006-2010 arasında SK’li 13 olguda; kırık nedeni, lokalizasyonu, şekli, eşlik eden patoloji, tedavi yöntemleri, komplikasyonlar ve yatış süreleri retrospektif olarak incelendi. Olguların tümüne lateral göğüs grafisi ve elektrokardiyografi (EKG) çekildi. Travmatik olgularda kardiyak enzim bakıldı. Bulgular: Sternum kırıklı olguların 11’i travmatik ve 2’si atravmatik (osteoporoz) nedenlere bağlıydı. Sternum kırığı 9 olguda sternum korpusunda, 4 olguda manibriumda olup, olguların 5’inde deplase, 8’inde non-deplase idi. Beş olguda EKG değişiklikleri, 7 olguda kardiyak enzim yüksekliği, 3 olguda ekokardiografide patoloji vardı. En sık eşlik eden yaralanma sırasıyla kot kırığı (%54.5) ve ekstremite kırıkları (%27.3) idi. Atravmatik SK’li iki olguda vertebral osteoporotik kırık tespit edildi. Bir olguya cerrahi fiksasyon, üç olguya tüp torakostomi uygulandı. Sonuç: Travma olsun ya da olmasın göğüs ağrısı ile başvuran hastalarda SK düşünülmeli, sternum grafisi istenmelidir. Özellikle atravmatik kırık tespit edildiğinde etiyolojik nedenler arasında osteoporoz akılda tutulmalıdır. Olguların izleminde kardiyak yaralanma açısından EKG, kardiyak enzim takibi ve gerekirse ekokardiografi yapılmalıdır. (Turk Toraks Derg 2012; 13: 146-51)

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ÇOBANOĞLU, U., HIZ, Ö., SAYIR, F., EDİZ, L., ŞAHİTOĞULLARI, A. (2012). Traumatic and atraumatic sternal fractures: Analysis of 13 cases. Türk Toraks Dergisi, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 4, 146–151. https://ajindex.com/articles/329506

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