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Case Reports
. 2002 Jun;73(6):1950-1.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03506-8.

Seat belt-related chondrosternal disruption with lung herniation

David Rice  1 , Naveen Bikkasani, Raphael Espada, Kenneth Mattox, Matthew Wall
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Case Reports

Seat belt-related chondrosternal disruption with lung herniation

David Rice et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

A case of blunt chest trauma resulting in anterior chondrosternal separation with right lung herniation and hemothorax is presented. The injury is related to the use of a seat belt restraint. The patient underwent surgical repair with polytetrafluoroethylene chest wall reconstruction. Postoperative recovery was complicated by respiratory insufficiency due to underlying pulmonary contusion and multiple rib fractures.

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