National Institute of Forensic Medicine of Vietnam, Ministry of Health, Vietnam
Research Article
Characteristics of Rib Fracture in Chest Trauma Cases Through Clinical Forensic Medicine for Assessment Body Damage Rate
Author(s): Nhu Nguyen Duc* and Chinh Pham Quoc
Objectives: To study characteristics of rib fracture in chest trauma cases through clinical forensic medicine for assessment body damage rate.
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 90 victims with rib fracture due to thoracic trauma assessed to determine the rate of body injury at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine of Vietnam from January 2018 to October 2022.
Results: The total of 90 cases of rib fracture, more than three ribs fracture accounted for the highest rate with 32 cases (35.55%), one rib fracture accounted for 26 cases (28.9%), three ribs fracture with 18 cases (20%), two ribs fracture accounted for the least with 14 cases (15.55%). Seventh rib was the most common fracture rib in the study with 42 out of 90 cases (51.57%), followed by eighth rib (40%), other rib fracture a.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1840-4529.23.8(1).1-3
