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Chest trauma. Approach and management
J H Calhoon1, F L Grover, J K Trinkle
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.
Clinics in Chest Medicine
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
A synopsis of both blunt and penetrating thoracic trauma, this article outlines an approach to management for injuries to the lung, heart, esophagus, tracheobronchial tree, diaphragm, and major thoracic vessels. Also outlined are the management of rib fractures, scapula fractures, sternal fractures, and, in particular, flail chest with associated pulmonary contusion.