caa a22 4500 475842480 CHVBK 20180406123904.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/PL00011840 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/PL00011840 The utility of oblique rib radiographs [Elektronische Daten] [J. E. Cox, T. J. Sweeney] A retrospective study of 620 consecutive rib series examinations was conducted to determine their usefulness. A total of 546 examinations were performed for rib trauma or rib pain or tenderness. There was no difference in treatment between patients with radiographically confirmed fractures and those with focal rib pain/tenderness secondary to trauma but without confirmed rib fracture. The additional expense of obtaining radiographic confirmation of rib fractures is not justified. Only complications of rib fractures influence management and these are best seen on routine chest films. Rib radiographs are useful if patients have a malignancy and associated rib pain or an abnormal bone scan. American Society of Emergency Radiology, 2000 Key words Trauma - Rib radiographs - Utilization management nationallicence Cox J. E. Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Ste 1, 759 MDTS/MTRD, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300, USA Tel.: + 1-2 10-2 92 77 05 Fax: + 1-2 10-2 92 39 46, US aut Sweeney T. J. Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Ste 1, 759 MDTS/MTRD, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300, USA Tel.: + 1-2 10-2 92 77 05 Fax: + 1-2 10-2 92 39 46, US aut https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011840 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011840 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cox J. E. Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Ste 1, 759 MDTS/MTRD, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300, USA Tel.: + 1-2 10-2 92 77 05 Fax: + 1-2 10-2 92 39 46, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sweeney T. J. Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Ste 1, 759 MDTS/MTRD, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300, USA Tel.: + 1-2 10-2 92 77 05 Fax: + 1-2 10-2 92 39 46, US aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer