Clinical Anatomy: Sternum and Rib Injuries
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Which of the following may be mistaken for a gastric tumour by the inexperienced clinician?

  • Paralysis of the diaphragm
  • Calcified costal cartilages (correct)
  • Supernumerary ribs
  • Sternal fractures
  • What can lead to Pericardial, cardiac, or aortic damage?

  • Calcified costal cartilages
  • Supernumerary ribs
  • Sternal fractures (correct)
  • Flail chest
  • What may result from multiple rib fractures, when a whole section of the chest wall moves paradoxically during respiration?

  • Calcified costal cartilages
  • Flail chest (correct)
  • Supernumerary ribs
  • Paralysis of the diaphragm
  • Which site is still useful for bone marrow aspiration in adults if the iliac crest is unsuccessful?

    <p>Sternal body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may interfere with neurovascular structures in the superior thoracic aperture?

    <p>Supernumerary ribs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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