Flail Chest
| Definition: |
A complication of multiple rib fractures, rib and sternum fractures, or thoracic surgery. A portion of the chest wall becomes isolated from the thoracic cage and exhibits paradoxical respiration. |
| Notes: |
compl of chest inj |
| Previously Indexed: |
Rib Fractures (1966-1979),Thoracic Injuries (1966-1979) |
Flail Chest Definitions and Terms
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