The role of computed tomography in the evaluation of intrapulmonary complications in rib fractures according to their sites and types

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the complication risks by different locations and types of rib fractures and to emphasize the role of computed tomography (CT). Material and Method: Patients’ findings undergoing thoracic CT due to blunt chest trauma in the emergency department of our hospital between 1st September 2021 and 31st December 2023 were retrospectively evaluated, and 560 patients with rib fractures were included in the study. Such factors as age, gender, axial (anterior, posterior, lateral, and multiple) and coronal plane (upper, middle, and lower) fracture status, and the incidence of intrapulmonary complications of all patients were evaluated through CT. It was investigated whether there were statistical differences between the study findings. Results: In the Mann-Whitney U test, the mean age of females was seen to be significantly higher than in males (p