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FLAIL CHEST [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

An injured chest with multiple rib fractures in which the loose portion behaves paradoxically, that is, it moves centrifugally on expiration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Portion de la paroi thoracique désolidarisée de l'ensemble du squelette par une ou plusieurs lignes de fractures costales, et qui entraîne une respiration paradoxale.

OBS

Le terme "volet costal" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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