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ReviewKardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery2026

Operative management of unstable sternal fracture in polytrauma: a case report and literature review.

Chrysa Andrikopoulou, Edvin Selmani, Vasileios Leivaditis, Panagiotis Antzoulas, Konstantinos Tasios, Elias Liolis, Andreas Antzoulas, Dimitrios Litsas, Panagiotis Dimitrios Papadopoulos, George Theofanis and 9 more

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Chrysa AndrikopoulouDepartment of General Surgery, General Hospital of Eastern Achaia - Unit of Aigio, Aigio, Greece.
Edvin SelmaniDepartment of Surgery, University of Medicine of Tirana, Albania.
Vasileios LeivaditisDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfalz Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Panagiotis AntzoulasDepartment of Orthopedics, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Konstantinos TasiosJohn Radcliffe Hospital Emergency Department, University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, UK.
Elias LiolisDepartment of Oncology, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Andreas AntzoulasDepartment of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Dimitrios LitsasDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Lamia, Greece.
Panagiotis Dimitrios PapadopoulosDepartment of Surgery, Spital Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.
George TheofanisDepartment of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Konstantinos NikolakopoulosDepartment of Vascular Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Ioannis PanagiotopoulosDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios SchizasFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Antonios KouzelisDepartment of Orthopedics, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Efstratios KoletsisDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Sofoklis MitsosDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Periklis TomosDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Greece.
Agron DogjaniDepartment of Surgery, University of Medicine of Tirana, Albania.
Francesk MulitaDepartment of General Surgery, General Hospital of Eastern Achaia - Unit of Aigio, Aigio, Greece.

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Abstract

Sternal fractures are uncommon but clinically relevant injuries, most often resulting from blunt thoracic trauma in motor vehicle collisions. While most isolated fractures can be treated conservatively, surgical stabilisation may be required in cases of displacement, instability, or polytrauma. Modern plating techniques offer biomechanical advantages over traditional wire fixation, but indications remain variably defined. We report the case of a 33-year-old male polytrauma patient involved in a high-impact motor vehicle accident. He sustained a displaced sternal fracture with manubriosternal dislocation, bilateral rib fractures (right 4

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polytraumasternal fracturesurgical fixationthoracic traumatitanium platingvacuum-assisted closure therapy

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PMCPMC13122452

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