Elderly patients are at increased risk for chest wall injuries including rib and sternal fractures. In addition, these patients have increased morbidity and mortality related to these injuries when compared to younger patients. The purpose of this chapter is to review the current literature regarding the patterns of chest wall injury in the geriatric population, evaluate the factors contributing to worse outcome, and discuss injury prevention and management strategies for patients with these injuries.
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Bulger, E. M. (2014). Chest wall injury. In Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care (pp. 249–254). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_24
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