An unusual case of flail chest: Surgical repair using Marlex mesh

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 488-489

  Heriot, A G ^a,b   Wells, F C ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flail chest; Marlex mesh; Neurofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

MARLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030980314     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.5.488     Document Type: Article

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