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INTRATHORACIC GREAT VESSEL INJURY RESULTING FROM BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH POSTERIOR DISLOCATION OF THE STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT
Author(s) -
Gardner M. A. H.,
Bidstrup B. P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02478.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sternoclavicular joint , blunt , blunt trauma , surgery , joint (building) , dislocation , radiology , clavicle , architectural engineering , materials science , engineering , composite material
Three cases of great vessel injury resulting from blunt chest trauma and associated with posterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint are presented. The diagnosis and management including the surgical approach to this uncommon injury are discussed.