An analysis of 214 cases of rib fractures

Rib fractures are the most common type of injury associated with trauma to the thorax. In this study, we investigated whether morbidity and mortality rates increased in correlation with the number of fractured ribs. Data from 214 patients with rib fractures who applied or were referred to our clinic...

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Published in:Clinics (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2011-01, Vol.66 (3), p.449-451
Main Authors: Karadayi, Sule, Nadir, Aydin, Sahin, Ekber, Celik, Burcin, Arslan, Sulhattin, Kaptanoglu, Melih
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
blunt trauma
chest trauma
Clinical Science
Epidemiologic Factors
Female
hemothorax
Hemothorax - complications
Humans
Male
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Middle Aged
pneumothorax
Pneumothorax - complications
Retrospective Studies
Rib fractures
Rib Fractures - epidemiology
Rib Fractures - etiology
Rib Fractures - mortality
Sex Distribution
Turkey - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Rib fractures are the most common type of injury associated with trauma to the thorax. In this study, we investigated whether morbidity and mortality rates increased in correlation with the number of fractured ribs. Data from 214 patients with rib fractures who applied or were referred to our clinic between January 2007 and December 2008 were retrospectively evaluated. The patients were allocated into three groups according to the number of fractures: 1) patients with an isolated rib fracture (RF1) (n = 50, 23.4%), 2) patients with two rib fractures (RF2) (n = 53, 24.8%), and 3) patients with more than two rib fractures (RF3) (n = 111, 51.9%). The patients were evaluated and compared according to the number of rib fractures, mean age, associated chest injuries (hemothorax, pneumothorax, and/or pulmonary contusion), and co-existing injuries to other systems. The mean age of the patients was 51.5 years. The distribution of associated chest injuries was 30% in group RF1, 24.6% in group RF2, and 75.6% in group RF3 (p
ISSN:1807-5932
1980-5322
1980-5322
DOI:10.1590/S1807-59322011000300015