Management of Blunt Sternal Fractures in a Community-Based Hospital.
Fathima T KunhivalappilTaleb M AlmansooriMuhamed Salim AbdulRahmanMohamed A HefnyNirmin A MansourTaoufik ZoubeidiMoien A B KhanAshraf F HefnyPublished in: Surgery research and practice (2023)
The incidence of sternal fractures in our patient population was similar to that reported by tertiary hospitals. Patients with a sternal fracture and normal cardiac enzyme levels and electrocardiogram may be safely discharged from the emergency department, provided there are no other major injuries.