FLEXION-COMPRESSION INJURY OF THE STERNUM
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Flexion-compression injury of the sternum.
Injuries of the sternum are commonly due to either direct violence to the front of the chest or indirect violence from flexion-compression of the spine. Injuries from hyperextension are exceedingly rare and will not be considered further. Nowadays many injuries of the sternum result from road accidents. Crushing injuries are frequently due to the impact of the steering column, and flexion-compr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1957
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.39b3.487