title: Seat belt-related chondrosternal disruption with lung herniation.
abstract: A case of blunt chest trauma resulting in anterior chondrosternal separation with right lung herniation and hemothorax is presented. The injury is related to the use of a seat belt restraint. The patient underwent surgical repair with polytetrafluoroethylene chest wall reconstruction. Postoperative recovery was complicated by respiratory insufficiency due to underlying pulmonary contusion and multiple rib fractures.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. drice@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bikkasani
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espada
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mattox
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wall
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000293:injuries*; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery