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Case Reports
. 1988 Mar;19(2):128-9.
doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(88)90093-9.

Intramedullary fixation of fracture of the sternum

A G Hoofwijk  1 , H J Lobach, C van der Werken
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Case Reports

Intramedullary fixation of fracture of the sternum

A G Hoofwijk et al. Injury. 1988 Mar.

Abstract

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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