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Reconstruction of a Rollover Crash for Thoracic Injury Etiology Investigation

Safety, 2017
The cause of serious and fatal thoracic injuries in passenger vehicle rollover crashes is currently not well understood. Previous research on thoracic injuries resulting from rollover crashes have focused primarily on statistical analysis of crash data ...
Tana Tan, Mario Mongiardini, Raphael Grzebieta, Garrett Mattos   +3 more
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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
A Kalliopi, A Kuzuku, AA Adem, C Cooper, C Raul, CJ Aylwin, D Wisner, DL Miller, E Blasco, EQ Archampong, F William, FA Massaga, G Chalkiadakis, G Ozgen, I Inci, I Inci, I Inci, Joseph B Mabula, JS Bender, K Frimpong-Boateng, K Park, KN Kimberly, LG Grover, LM Museru, M Atri, M Bishop, Monafisha K Lema, N Ali, OF Grimes, P Catoire, Phillipo L Chalya, R Lambrecth, RM Shorr, S Avakan, S Taché, SA Dulchavsky, T Gizaw, T Otieno, WH Harrison, William Mahalu   +39 more
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Spinal fractures and/or spinal cord injuries are associated with orthopedic and internal organ injuries in proximity to the spinal injury

North American Spine Society Journal, 2021
Background: the demographics, mechanisms of injury, and concurrent injuries associated with cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal fracture and/or spinal cord injury remain poorly characterized.
Nidharshan S. Anandasivam, Nathaniel T. Ondeck, Paul S. Bagi, Anoop R. Galivanche, Andre M. Samuel, Daniel D. Bohl, Jonathan N. Grauer   +6 more
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Chinese expert consensus on echelons treatment of thoracic injury in modern warfare

Military Medical Research, 2018
The emergency treatment of thoracic injuries varies of general conditions and modern warfare. However, there are no unified battlefield treatment guidelines for thoracic injuries in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). An expert consensus has been
Zhao-Wen Zong, Zhi-Nong Wang, Si-Xu Chen, Hao Qin, Lian-Yang Zhang, Yue Shen, Lei Yang, Wen-Qiong Du, Can Chen, Xin Zhong, Lin Zhang, Jiang-Tao Huo, Li-Ping Kuai, Li-Xin Shu, Guo-Fu Du, Yu-Feng Zhao, Representing the Traumatology Branch of the China Medical Rescue Association, the Youth Committee on Traumatology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, the PLA Professional Committee and the Youth Committee on Disaster Medicine, and the Disaster Medicine Branch of the Chongqing Association of Integrative Medicine   +16 more
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Working toward exposure thresholds for blast-induced traumatic brain injury: thoracic and acceleration mechanisms [PDF]

Neuroimage. 2011 Jan;54 Suppl 1:S55-61, 2011
Research in blast-induced lung injury resulted in exposure thresholds that are useful in understanding and protecting humans from such injury. Because traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to blast exposure has become a prominent medical and military problem, similar thresholds should be identified that can put available research results in context and ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Endovascular repair for acute traumatic transection of the descending thoracic aorta: experience of a single centre with a 12-years follow up [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Most blunt aortic injuries occur in the proximal proximal descending aorta causing acute transection of this vessel. Generally, surgical repair of the ruptured segment of aorta is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality and in
Butrico, L, de Franciscis, S, GRANDE, RAFFAELE, Indolfi, C, Mastroroberto, P., Perri, P, Serra, R   +6 more
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Predictors of poor outcomes after significant chest trauma in multiply injured patients: a retrospective analysis from the German Trauma Registry (Trauma Register DGU (R)) [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Blunt thoracic trauma is one of the critical injury mechanisms in multiply injured trauma victims. Although these patients present a plethora of potential structural damages to vital organs, it remains debated which injuries actually ...
Biberthaler, Peter, Delhey, Patrick, Griensven, Martijn van, Huber, Stephan, Huber-Wagner, Stefan, Lefering, Rolf, Trentzsch, Heiko, Winter, Hauke   +7 more
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The management of thoracic injuries [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1967
WITH THE roads daily becoming choked with fast cars, Casualty Departments throughout the country are increasingly familiar with major chest injuries. The crushing forces applied to the chest as the driver is thrown against the steering column, and the stresses imposed upon mediastinal structures by rapid deceleration in head-on collision often produce ...
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The role of whole-body computed tomography in the diagnosis of thoracic injuries in severely injured patients – a retrospective multi-centre study based on the trauma registry of the German trauma society (TraumaRegister DGU®)

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017
Background Thoracic injuries are a leading cause of death in polytrauma patients. Early diagnosis and treatment are of paramount importance. Whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) has largely replaced traditional imaging techniques such as conventional ...
Patricia Lang, Martin Kulla, Fabian Kerwagen, Rolf Lefering, Benedikt Friemert, Hans-Georg Palm, TraumaRegister DGU   +6 more
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Clinical methods to quantify trunk mobility in an elite male surfing population [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Thoracic mobility in the sagittal and horizontal planes are key requirements in the sport of surfing; however to date the normal values of these movements have not yet been quantified in a surfing population. Objectives: To develop a reliable
Abbott, Allan, Climstein, Mike, Furness, James, Hing, Wayne, Sheppard, Jeremy M.   +4 more
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