Injuries to the Chest Wall Diagnosis and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: McKee, Michael D. (Editor), Schemitsch, Emil H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Orthopedics.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Thoracic Surgery.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Up-to-date and multidisciplinary, this text brings together all of the latest research and clinical treatment strategies for the management of injuries to the chest wall and rib cage. The management of trauma to the chest wall, especially “flail chest” injuries, has been relatively stagnant for many...