Location of Sternal Fractures as a Possible Marker for Associated Injuries

Figure 2

Multiple injured 38-year old patient after crash with paraglider. In addition to the sternum fracture of the manubrium and part 1 of the corpus (a), he suffered from a type b fracture of the thoracic spine with paraplegia (b), a chest trauma with rip fractures, and injuries to the lung parenchyma and lung contusions (d) as well as a thoracic aortic rupture (e).