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Case Reports
. 1989;3(3):267-9.
doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(89)90077-8.

A concealed impalement injury of the chest--an unusual intrathoracic foreign body

J A Chalmers  1 , T R Graham, P G Magee
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A concealed impalement injury of the chest--an unusual intrathoracic foreign body

J A Chalmers et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1989.

Abstract

Penetrating injuries of the chest in civilian practice are rare. A case is presented of an unusual injury with a large wooden chair fragment which remained concealed for several days until the development of life threatening complications. Aspects of the evaluation of penetrating thoracic injuries are discussed.

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