Diagnostic Imaging in Polytrauma Patients by Vittorio Miele & Margherita Trinci

Author:Vittorio Miele & Margherita Trinci
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

11.7.1.3 Natural History and Mortality

The isolated sternal fractures have a very good outcome in patients without abnormality in the ECG and no underlying chest pathology, with conservative management; most healing in a few months with a very low mortality rate (<1%).

The sternal fractures associated with other injuries have a higher mortality rate, ranging from 25–45%. Two-thirds of displaced or unstable sternal fractures have concomitant injuries which can be subdivided into three categories:soft-tissue injuries

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