The vacuum phenomenon: a CT sign of nonunited fracture |
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Authors: | Stallenberg B Madani A Burny F Gevenois P A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, H?pital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe on CT scans the presence of a gas collection within a bone fracture reflecting the vacuum phenomenon as a sign of nonunited fracture. CONCLUSION: A gas collection between fractured bone fragments suggests a nonunited fracture. |
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