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Anterior lung herniation: another aspect of the seatbelt syndrome
1Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
The Journal of Trauma
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
Shoulder harnesses can be a source of thoracic injury in motor vehicle crashes. Sternal and rib fractures are most commonly reported. We present a case of a traumatic anterior lung herniation secondary to shoulder harness trauma in a motor vehicle crash victim with multiple injuries. A brief review of lung hernias is provided as well as a brief discussion of the thoracic manifestations of the seatbelt syndrome.