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Thoracic cage injury imaging in rugby players

Richard de Villiers
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 18, No 2 | a630 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v18i2.630 | © 2014 Richard de Villiers | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 05 May 2014 | Published: 12 December 2014

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Richard de Villiers, Drs Van Wageningen and Partners, Somerset West, South Africa

Abstract

Rugby players often sustain high-impact collisions and are therefore at risk of significant traumatic thoracic injuries. Injury to the thoracic cage may be associated with potentially life-threatening sequelae. Player management is often based on the accuracy of the imaging report. The author suggests a combination of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to optimally evaluate the full spectrum of these potentially serious injuries.

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