ArticleCase reports in radiology2012
Haemothorax and thoracic spine fractures in the elderly.
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- Massive hemothorax due to bleeding from thoracic spinal fractures: a case series and systematic review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Occult osteophyte fracture as an atypical source of massive hemothorax in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Hemothorax from a Thoracic Chalk-Stick Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Bilateral Massive Pleural Effusion Caused by Spinal Instability in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: A Rare but Potentially Serious Complication of Spinal Fracture.Respirology case reports · 2025Article
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- Severe hemothorax due to traumatic fracture of thoracic vertebra.Surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Incidence and Predictive Factors of Massive Hemothorax Due to Thoracic Vertebral Fractures.Spine surgery and related research · 2022Article
- Transcatheter arterial embolization for hemothorax caused by spinal fracture without arterial injury: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2022Review
- A Case of Ankylosing Spinal Hyperostosis with Massive Hemothorax Due to Thoracic Vertebral Fracture Caused by Minor Trauma.Spine surgery and related research · 2019Article
- Traumatic hemothorax due to chance fracture requiring emergency surgical management: A report of two cases.SAGE open medical case reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
Both osteoporotic fractures and pleural effusions are frequently observed in medicine. However, rarely does one associate a hemorrhagic pleural effusion with a thoracic spinal fracture when the patient has not sustained massive trauma. In this paper, we discuss two cases where seemingly insignificant low-energy trauma precipitated massive haemothoraces in elderly patients with underlying osteoporosis, ultimately resulting in their immediate causes of death. This paper serves to remind health care professionals of the importance of using caution when moving elderly patients as well as to consider thoracic spinal fracture as a potential explanation for a hemorrhagic pleural effusion of undetermined etiology.
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