07-14-2007, 09:37 AM
hey guys darky and dr max
I am just putting my point of thinking in flail chest cutaneous emphysema can present plz read the complete topic and most common cause of cutaneous emphysema as given on e medicine is pulmonary pneumothorax,and it is most commonly associated with the heavy truma ,flail chest can explain all the findings but bronchial rupture cannot explain flail chest .
with regards
I am just putting my point of thinking in flail chest cutaneous emphysema can present plz read the complete topic and most common cause of cutaneous emphysema as given on e medicine is pulmonary pneumothorax,and it is most commonly associated with the heavy truma ,flail chest can explain all the findings but bronchial rupture cannot explain flail chest .
with regards