Medical Aspect of Chest Injuries
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(1) That the apex of the lung extends about one and a half inches above the middle third of the clavicle and hence may be involved in a wound of the neck, producing all the complications of a chest wound such as emphysema, pneumothorax and hajmothoraX(2) That the lower border of the lungs lies about two fingers' breadth above the pleural reflection(3) That the main fissure of each lung is represented by a line starting from the second dorsal spine and crossing the fifth rib in the mid-axillary line to end at the lower border of the lung opposite the sixth costochondral junction. (4) That the internal mam-
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