 Flail Chest
"Flail Chest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A complication of multiple RIB FRACTURES; RIB and STERNUM fractures, or thoracic surgery. A portion of the THORACIC WALL becomes isolated from the RIB CAGE and exhibits paradoxical respiration.
| Descriptor ID |
D005409
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.891.315
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| Concept/Terms |
Flail Chest- Flail Chest
- Chest, Flail
- Stove-in Chest
- Chest, Stove-in
- Stove in Chest
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flail Chest" by people in Profiles.
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Ladhani HA, Harrell KN, Burlew CC, van Wijck SFM, Smith EF, Coleman JR, Horwood C, Werner NL, Lawless R, Platnick B, Campion E, Moore EE, VanDerPloeg D, Parry JA, Pieracci FM. Early Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures is Feasible in Patients With Non-Urgent Operative Pelvic Injuries. Am Surg. 2023 Dec; 89(12):5813-5820.
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Pieracci FM, Lin Y, Rodil M, Synder M, Herbert B, Tran DK, Stoval RT, Johnson JL, Biffl WL, Barnett CC, Cothren-Burlew C, Fox C, Jurkovich GJ, Moore EE. A prospective, controlled clinical evaluation of surgical stabilization of severe rib fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Feb; 80(2):187-94.
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Chapman BC, Herbert B, Rodil M, Salotto J, Stovall RT, Biffl W, Johnson J, Burlew CC, Barnett C, Fox C, Moore EE, Jurkovich GJ, Pieracci FM. RibScore: A novel radiographic score based on fracture pattern that predicts pneumonia, respiratory failure, and tracheostomy. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Jan; 80(1):95-101.
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Weyant MJ, Bains MS, Venkatraman E, Downey RJ, Park BJ, Flores RM, Rizk N, Rusch VW. Results of chest wall resection and reconstruction with and without rigid prosthesis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jan; 81(1):279-85.
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Weyant MJ, Bleier JI, Naama H, Eachempati SR, Schiff J, Barie PS, Yankelevitz DF. Severe crushed chest injury with large flail segment: computed tomographic three-dimensional reconstruction. J Trauma. 2002 Mar; 52(3):605.
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