Core curriculum illustration: rib fractures

Gregor M Dunham; Alexandre Perez-Girbes; Ken F Linnau

doi:10.1007/s10140-016-1458-2

Core curriculum illustration: rib fractures

Emerg Radiol. 2017 Jun;24(3):325-327. doi: 10.1007/s10140-016-1458-2. Epub 2016 Oct 26.

Authors

Gregor M Dunham¹, Alexandre Perez-Girbes², Ken F Linnau³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA. gmdunham@uw.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Av. Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026, Valencia, Spain.
³ Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.

PMID: 27785614
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-016-1458-2

Abstract

This is the 24th installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) educational resources. Our goal is to generate more interest in and use of our online materials. To view more cases online, please visit the ASER Core Curriculum and Recommendations for Study online at http://www.aseronline.org/curriculum/toc.htm .

Keywords: Blunt chest trauma; Flail chest; Rib fracture.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging*
Radiography, Thoracic
Rib Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed