Citation

May AK, Chan B, Daniel TM, Young JS. J. Trauma 1995; 38(4): 587-589.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7723101

Abstract

Shoulder harnesses can be a source of thoracic injury in motor vehicle crashes. Sternal and rib fractures are most commonly reported. We present a case of a traumatic anterior lung herniation secondary to shoulder harness trauma in a motor vehicle crash victim with multiple injuries. A brief review of lung hernias is provided as well as a brief discussion of the thoracic manifestations of the seatbelt syndrome.

Language: en