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Table 1 Patient Demographics and Surgical Results

From: Diagnosis and management of a trapped lung or diaphragm by fractured ribs: analysis of patients undergoing rib fracture repair

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Patient 4

Lesion

 Trapped lung

Y

Y

 

Y

 Trapped diaphragm

  

Y

 

Demographics

 Age

48

52

62

22

 Sex

M

M

M

F

Injury

 Mechanism of trauma

MSC

MSC

MSC

MSC

 The direction of force

LC

LC

LC

LC

 Laterality of injury

Left

Left

Left

Left

 Fractured ribs

2nd-6th

4th–8th

2nd-12th

3th–5th

 Trapped area

6th

6th, 7th

9th, 10th

5th

 Location

Lateral

Posterior

Posterior

Anterior

 Chest AIS

4

4

4

3

 ISS

20

20

21

9

Surgical results

 Hospital admission

ED

OPD

OPD

OPD

 Timing (day)

5

19

33

31

 Operated ribs

6th

5th–7th

9th, 10th

3rd-5th

 Follow-up (month)

20

18

16

10

  1. MSC Motor scooter collision, LC Lateral compression, AIS Abbreviated injury scale, ISS Injury severity score, ED Emergency department, OPD Outpatient department