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Glossary
Flail chest
Flail chest
June 3, 2026
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TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller
Two or more adjacent ribs (or costochondral cartilage) fractured in two or more places or a detached sternum. Also known as an unstable chest wall.
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