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Abstract
Twenty-two trauma victims who had sustained flail chest as their only significant injury were evaluated to determine the final outcome. Fourteen patients (63.9 percent) were found to have long-term sequelae. The most common long-term problems after flail chest injury were persistent chest wall pain, chest wall deformity, and dyspnea on exertion. Five patients (22 percent) remained disabled in varying degrees.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4037191 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(85)90071-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Surg ISSN: 0002-9610 Impact factor: 2.565