Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game

A 15-year-old boy was referred to our hospital for further investigation and treatment of sternal osteomyelitis due to blunt chest trauma, more specifically elbowing during a basketball game 19 days earlier. On an initial presentation, his chest was markedly swollen and chest computed tomography dem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ichimura, Hideo, Ozawa, Yuichiro, Sato, Tetsuya, Matsuzaki, Kanji, Yoshii, Yuichi, Shiotani, Seiji
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3395161/