PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sharukh J. Bhavnagri
AU  - Tan-Lucien H. Mohammed
TI  - When and how to image a suspected broken rib
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08026
DP  - 2009 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 309--314
VI  - 76
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/309.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/309.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 May 01; 76
AB  - Radiographic confirmation of rib fracture is often clinically irrelevant in patients who appear to have no complications or associated injuries. However, it is essential in a number of cases, especially when the clinical presentation and history raise suspicion of complications such as organ damage, or if the patient has other risk factors or conditions for which the precise information would help in management decisions. The authors discuss when to order imaging and which imaging test to order.