title: A concealed impalement injury of the chest--an unusual intrathoracic foreign body.
abstract: Penetrating injuries of the chest in civilian practice are rare. A case is presented of an unusual injury with a large wooden chair fragment which remained concealed for several days until the development of life threatening complications. Aspects of the evaluation of penetrating thoracic injuries are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Magee
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*