A flail chest is an abnormal movement of a portion of the rib cage due to fractures in three or more ribs, each of which is in two places. It is caused by a severe blow to the rib cage as a result of a road accident, a fall from a high altitude or a bruise of another kind. Diagnosis of a loose chest The diagnosis of a loose chest is clinical and depends on the inverse movement of the affected part of the rib cage, the time of self-breathing (normal), and on auxiliary examinations: imaging the rib cage, computed tomography (CT) of the rib cage.
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Treating loose chest
Treatment of a loose chest includes the use of pain relievers (medication, epidural anesthesia or anesthesia), by artificial respiration, or by fixation by surgery in various ways.
