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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.031
Unusual presentation of a spontaneous fracture of a first rib: a case report
Walid Abu Arab, Vincent Echavé, Marco Sirois
Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.031
Spontaneous fractures of the first rib are rare. In this
article, a 16-year-old male, with a spontaneous first rib
fracture, was reported. Most fractures in the first rib occur
at the subclavian groove which is the thinnest and weakest
portion of the rib. However, in this case the fracture
occurred at an uncommon region, posterior to the insertion
of the scalenus medius muscle, in the first rib. Patient was
presented with a mass lesion at posterior part of the right
first rib which was discovered accidentally on chest X-ray
done for medical follow-up.
Keywords : Chest pain/therapy; magnetic resonance imaging; rib fracture/diagnosis
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