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KMID : 1103620160260010021
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Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine
2016 Volume.26 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.24
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Rib Fracture in a Pilot after Centrifuge Tra - Evaluated by Ultrasonography
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Ro Kyung-Han
Choi Dong-Jun
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Abstract
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Rib fracture is the most common injury resulting from blunt chest trauma. We report a case of rib fracture in operational pilot after the human centrifuge training up to 8 G. The fracture was initially missed on plain radiographs, but diagnosed by the ultrasonography (US) in aeromedical squadron. The case highlights that physicians must be aware that rib fractures can occur even to healthy experienced pilots with the centrifuge training and must set the period of grounding to take time for proper treatment and avoid high-G aircraft flight.
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KEYWORD
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Rib fracture, Ultrasonography, Centrifuge training
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