The vacuum phenomenon: a CT sign of nonunited fracture.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe on CT scans the presence of a gas collection within a bone fracture reflecting the vacuum phenomenon as a sign of nonunited fracture. A gas collection between fractured bone fragments suggests a nonunited fracture.
Medical subject headings
- Fractures, Ununited
- Gases
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed