Blunt chest trauma: soft tissue injury in the thorax

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Feb;77(2):78-83. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.2.78.

¹ Orthopaedic Registrar in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool L9 7AL.
² Medical Student in the Department of Medicine and Dentistry, Brighton University, Brighton.
³ Orthopaedic Registrar in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, East Sussex.
⁴ Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, East Sussex.

Abstract

The management of blunt chest trauma is evolving. This article discusses the soft tissue injuries associated with blunt chest trauma.