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In a trauma patient, what is the possible significance of fractures of the upper three ribs?
In a trauma patient, what is the possible significance of fractures of the upper three ribs?
In a trauma patient, what is the possible significance of fractures of the upper three ribs?
Increased risk of aortic injury (because severe trauma is required to fracture these ribs)