OCCULT MANUBRIOSTERNAL JOINT INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURE OF THE THORACIC SPINE
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Occult Manubriosternal Joint Injury Associated with Fracture of the Thoracic Spine
The authors report the occurrence of an occult manubriosternal joint injury in the initial evaluation on a patient with a thoracic spine fracture (T9). This T9 fracture was diagnosed in a 37-year-old man and was associated with a partial neurological deficit. At the initial evaluation, the radiographs produced did not show the manubriosternal joint injury. During rehabilitation, after surgical ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2255-4971
DOI: 10.1016/s2255-4971(15)30242-1