학술논문

Conventional radiography or ultra sound for rib fracture diagnosis: a literature review.
Document Type
Article
Source
Reviews in Clinical Medicine. 2014, Vol. 1 Issue 3, p154-159. 6p.
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ISSN
2345-6256
Abstract
Blunt chest trauma accounts for the majority of mortalities and morbidities in traumatized patients. Rib fractures are one of the most common chest wall injuries due to blunt chest trauma, which is estimated to occur in 10% of all traumatic injuries. Conventional radiography and ultra-sonography are two commonly methods used for rib fractures diagnosis with different accuracy. In this study, we described different methods used in diagnosis of injuries related to blunt chest trauma and we aimed to review several studies compared the diagnostic value of these methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]