Management of Blunt Sternal Fractures in a Community-Based Hospital

Table 5

Chest injuries in patients with sternal fractures.

Injury	n
Fractured sternum	63	100
Fractured ribs	17	27
Lung contusion	14	22.2
Pneumothorax	8	12.7
Retrosternal hematoma	8	12.7
Fractured clavicle	5	7.9
Thoracic spine injury	5	7.9
Hemothorax	3	4.8
Fractured scapula	3	4.8

The percentage exceeds 100% because patients may have more than one injury.