Fractured rib with penetrating cardiopulmonary injury.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Described is an unusual injury, arising from a motorized vehicle accident, in which a detached fractured rib from a flail chest caused lung perforation and hemopericardium. The full diagnosis was only appreciated on computed tomography. Therefore, thoracotomy averted potential disaster.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Injuries
- Lung Injury
- Pericardial Effusion
- Rib Fractures
- Wounds, Penetrating