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Flail Chest

Medical Definition: A complication of multiple rib fractures, rib and sternum fractures, or thoracic surgery. A portion of the chest wall becomes isolated from the thoracic cage and exhibits paradoxical respiration.
Guide Notes: compl of chest inj
Previously Indexed: Rib Fractures (1966-1979),Thoracic Injuries (1966-1979)

Flail Chest Medical Definitions and Terms

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