TREATMENT OF THORACIC INJURIFS ANALYSIS OF 617 CATES / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

This paper reports our experience on the management of 617 cases of thoracic injuries from 1949 to 1981. Among them, 515 cases were closed chest injuries and 102 cases open injuries. The mortality rate was 3.7%. The problems over the management of multiple double fracture of ribs, the indication for emergency thoracic operation and selected period, operation, as well as the mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of post-thoracic crushing injury encephalopathy were discussed.