Matthew Brennan OBrien MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Daniel Thomas Myers MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

David L. Spizarny MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Costal cartilage injuries are uncommon injuries and may easily be overlooked Costal trauma commonly occurs in three locations: costal cartilage attachment to the ossified rib end, costosternal/costomanubrial attachment and in the midportion of the cartilage Greater awareness of spectrum of injuries and their appearances will lead to greater recognition of this uncommon traumatic injury

Diagramatic anatomy of the costal cartilages Normal senescent change Classification scheme of injury Sites of injury (costal cartilage attachment, costosternal attachment, central cartilaginous injury) Types of injury (separation at cartilaginous attachment, complete fracture) Review of spectrum of costal cartilage injuries with emphasis on pictorial examples seen on CT for Trauma Relationship to American Association of Surgery for Trauma Chest Wall Trauma Score Complications including flail chest and lung herniation Mimics of injury / Pitfalls Summary

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OBrien, M, Myers, D, Spizarny, D, Costal Cartilage Injuries in Acute Trauma—An Overlooked Injury.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14005162.html