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chest

1. 
a. the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly
b. (as modifier): a chest cold
2. a sealed container or reservoir for a gas
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Addition of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery to the treatment of flail chest.
Preoperative three-dimensional printing for surgical stabilization of rib fractures
Reinforcement with rigid prosthesis such as methyl methacrylate or metallic plates are required to avoid anterior flail chest and protect mediastinal organs.
Total sternectomy with bilateral sternoclavicular joint excision for giant cell tumour sternum
14 It has been reported that flail chest is associated with a higher morbidity compared with multiple rib fractures.
Blunt thoracic trauma - an analysis of 264 patients in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
The trauma of the flail chest quickly pushed her into respiratory distress and then respiratory failure.
Making the trauma negligence case: emergency care facilities are chronically understaffed, overworked, and lacking in medical teams with experience in treating victims of trauma. Patients who urgently need competent medical care may suffer disastrous consequences
A comparative study of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and intermittent pressure ventilation (IPPV) in patients with flail chest.
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in the emergency unit
Clinical signs of thoracic aortic injury include evidence of external thoracic trauma, sternal fracture, hypotension, diminished or absent femoral pulses, upper extremity hypertension and flail chest.
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All cases were evaluated for the presence or absence of pneumothorax, hemothorax, fractured ribs, flail chest, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and mediastinal hematoma.
Outcomes of patients with blunt chest trauma encountered at emergency department and possible risk factors affecting mortality
It is frequently associated with other injuries such as flail chest, pulmonary contusion, pneumothorax and hemothorax.
Study of clinical profile and outcome of 216 victims of chest trauma in tertiary care centre of central India

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