SAGE open medical case reports
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SAGE Open Med Case Rep · Jan 2018
Case ReportsTraumatic hemothorax due to chance fracture requiring emergency surgical management: A report of two cases.
Traumatic hemothorax is usually caused by thoracic organ damage. Cases of atypical bleeding sources may be difficult to diagnose. Here we present two surgical cases of vertebral fracture that caused hemothorax. ⋯ Total cross-fracture of the vertebral body solely caused the hemothorax. If bleeding source is unclear in elderly patients, this etiology should be considered. We saved both patients by performing spinal fusion surgery at the appropriate time.