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CASTRO CANEDO, Daniela Marlene  e  PACHECO RUIZ, Rodrigo. Sternum fractures surgical management about a case. Rev. Inv. Inf. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.11, n.27, pp. 35-41. ISSN 2075-6194.

Sternum fractures are uncommon, because very few cases reported in the medical literature, rai-sing great interest to know the correct behavior to be followed in these cases, morbidity and morta-lity are directly related to the severity of injuries organic and not specifically associated with the fracture. The case of a patient with a complete, oblique and displaced fracture of the sternum at the level of the middle third, associated with bilateral pleural effusion and T4 to T3 vertebral fracture secon-dary to a high-energy car accident aground 10 meters this highlights the importance of multidis-ciplinary approach for the first evaluation before a definitive surgical intervention and the technical aspects of it.

Palavras-chave : Sternum fracture; Bone fractures.