Urovitz E P, Fornasier V L, Czitrom A A
Thorax. 1977 Aug;32(4):444-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.32.4.444.
A review of 839 necropsies revealed 415 cases of malignant neoplasm, 63 of which were found to have evidence of metastatic spread to the sternum. Nineteen of these metastases resulted in pathological sternal fractures. Fine detail radiography proved a quick and accurate technique for detecting these lesions post mortem. The characteristics of pathological sternal fractures were compared with traumatic sternal fractures with respect to deformity and healing. Pathological fractures of the sternum demonstrate a tendency to greater deformity and slower healing than traumatic sternal fractures.
对839例尸检的回顾显示有415例恶性肿瘤，其中63例被发现有转移至胸骨的证据。这些转移瘤中有19例导致病理性胸骨骨折。高分辨率X线摄影被证明是一种在尸检后检测这些病变的快速且准确的技术。将病理性胸骨骨折的特征与创伤性胸骨骨折在畸形和愈合方面进行了比较。胸骨病理性骨折相较于创伤性胸骨骨折呈现出更大畸形和愈合更慢的倾向。
