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- I F Galvin, R Costa, and M Murton.
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1993 Sep 1;56(3):558-9.
AbstractDescribed 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.
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