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Chapter 19 - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)»Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)»Flail chest (S22.5)

S22.5

Flail chest

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Flail Chest4 drugs (4 approved)

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.