Acute Traumatic Sternum Fracture in a Female College Hockey Player

• DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20100722-17
• Publication Date: 2010-09-14T15:16:19Z
• Authors: Brian Culp; Jason G. Hurbanek; Jennifer Novak; Kendra L. McCamey; David C. Flanigan
• Keywords: Fracture Healing; Radiography; Fractures, Bone; Sternum; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Adolescent; Hockey; Humans; Female; 3. Good health

Despite the lower forces to the chest incurred during a sports injury compared to a motor vehicle accident, it is prudent to perform the standard of care chest radiographs and electrocardiogram to rule out any potentially severe complications.