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Flail Chest

Flail Chest: Introduction

Flail Chest: The separation of a portion of the rib cage from the rest of the chest wall - usually due to trauma. The severity of the condition varies depending on the extent of the damage. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Flail Chest is available below.

Symptoms of Flail Chest

• Breathing problems
• Multiple rib fractures
• Unstable chest wall
• Pain
• Abnormal chest movement during respiration
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Flail Chest?

• Misdiagnosis of Flail Chest
• Failure to diagnose Flail Chest
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Flail Chest: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Flail Chest:

• Breathing difficulty
• Death
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Causes of Flail Chest

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More information about causes of Flail Chest:

• Flail Chest as a symptom

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Flail Chest

Medical research articles related to Flail Chest include:

• Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia versus systemic intravenous opioid analgesia in the management of blunt thoracic trauma.
• Penetrating Chest Trauma (Overview)
• Penetrating Chest Trauma (Follow-up)
• Fracture, Rib (Overview)
• Shock, Hypovolemic (Treatment)
• Penetrating Chest Trauma (Treatment)
• Critical Care Considerations in Trauma
• Fracture, Rib (Treatment)
• more research...»

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Research about Flail Chest

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Clinical Trials for Flail Chest

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Flail Chest include:

• Trial of Operative Fixation of Fractured Ribs in Patients With Flail Chest - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
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Flail Chest: Broader Related Topics

• Chest conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Accident or injury conditions
• more types...»

Types of Flail Chest

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Definitions of Flail Chest:

A complication of multiple rib fractures, rib and sternum fractures, or thoracic surgery. A portion of the chest wall becomes isolated from the thoracic cage and exhibits paradoxical respiration. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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