Injury. 1988 Mar;19(2):128-9.

Intramedullary fixation of fracture of the sternum.

Hoofwijk AG, Lobach HJ, van der Werken C.

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Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.

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A case of fracture of the sternum in a patient suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta is presented. Internal fixation was carried out using a plate which was placed within the medulla. The described technique is simple and useful for the rarely indicated operative treatment of fractures of the sternum.

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