Rebar Impalement Injury Throughout Bilateral Hemithorax and Pericardium
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Rebar Impalement Injury Throughout Bilateral Hemithorax and Pericardium
Thoracic traumas have an important place among all injuries as they can cause significant mortality and morbidity. The thoracic injuries are the large part of trauma with head and extremity injuries. Thoracic traumas are divided into two groups, including penetrating and blunt. The primary causes for penetrating traumas are wounds caused by gunshot and sharp objects. The lungs are the most inju...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2164-3059,2164-3067
DOI: 10.4236/ojts.2015.53007