Department of Surgery, Higashisumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital, 3-2-66 Takaai, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka 546-0014, Japan. taiwata@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Abstract:
Purpose
Mild to moderate chest trauma is a common disease, although its clinical characteristics are not well known. We investigated
the clinical profiles and the early and long-term outcome of hospitalized patients with chest trauma, focusing particularly
on elderly patients.