De León Murillo Andrés David, Varon Cotes Juan Carlos, Spadafora Alarcón Fedor Andrés, Bedoya Rinaldi Alejandro Alfondo, Anaya Meza Silvia Fernanda, Cerra Ortegón David Raúl, Plaza Ricardo Pedro Antonio, Pérez García Tatiana Paola
General Surgery Department, Universidad Libre de Barranquilla, Barranquilla, COL.
Thoracic Surgery, Clínica Mar Caribe, Santa Marta, COL.
Cureus. 2025 May 18;17(5):e84352. doi: 10.7759/cureus.84352. eCollection 2025 May.
A rib fracture is an entity that frequently occurs after thoracic trauma. Among post-surgical complications, a rib re-fracture is a rare complication that occurs in up to 0.1% of cases. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman who was admitted to the emergency room for polytrauma and who received surgical treatment for rib fractures. One month after discharge, she was readmitted for pain, and displacement of fixed rib fractures was found, requiring further surgical intervention. Finally, the patient was discharged due to adequate clinical evolution.
肋骨骨折是胸部创伤后经常发生的一种情况。在术后并发症中,肋骨再骨折是一种罕见的并发症,发生率高达0.1%。我们报告一例52岁女性患者,因多发伤入住急诊室,接受了肋骨骨折手术治疗。出院后一个月,她因疼痛再次入院,发现固定的肋骨骨折发生移位,需要进一步手术干预。最后,患者因病情得到充分好转而出院。