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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 3, 267-269, Copyright © 1989 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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

JA Chalmers, TR Graham and PG Magee
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK.

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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