Flail chest is a particular kind of rib fracture that is defined as three (or more) ribs that are broken in two (or more) places. This means that your ribs have a segment that is not connected to ...

Flail chest is an injury that occurs typically following a blunt trauma to the chest. When three or more ribs in a row have multiple fractures within each rib, it can cause a part of your chest ...

Flail Chest (Multiple Rib Fractures) Dr. Varghese: They can. This is again going into consideration that oftentimes rib fractures don't occur in isolation. So early indications are if you have ...

Displaced rib fractures or flail segments are likely to interfere with normal chest movements or breathing mechanics, hindering lung expansion and eventually gas exchange (Fig 4). The position and ...

The sternum is infrequently fractured, but chest trauma can result in abnormalities ranging from single fractures to flail chest, in which three or more ribs have two or more fractures each. With ...