Injury
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Retracted Publication
Sternal fractures are frequent among polytraumatised patients following high deceleration velocities in a severe vehicle crash.
Sternal fractures are a rare entity. We hypothesised that a sternal fracture is an indicator of injury severity following traffic accidents. ⋯ In 1/5 of cases sternal fractures encountered in polytraumatised patients following significantly higher deceleration velocities during the crash. Typically car drivers without a functioning airbag suffer a sternal fracture.