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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Main Authors: Hideo Ichimura, Yuichiro Ozawa, Tetsuya Sato, Kanji Matsuzaki, Yuichi Yoshii, Seiji Shiotani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/298187
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