Historically, flail chest is a severe injury to the chest wall and is related to adverse outcomes, such as pneumonia, atelectasis, chronic pain, and mortality 1,2. Flail chest is classified as ...

Researchers are exploring a new generation of biochemical markers that may help clinicians detect myocardial contusion, a frequently overlooked form of heart injury caused by blunt chest trauma, ...

Lions fans traumatized by last season's calamitous number of defensive injuries were unceremoniously thrown into the wringer on Day 1 of training camp. After Levi Onwuzurike was confirmed to be out ...

Actor Jeremy Renner is out of surgery but remains hospitalized in critical condition after suffering injuries from an accident with a snow plow. In a statement to EW, a representative for Renner ...

Compared with no treatment, aspirin use was associated with an increased risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) in critical patients with chest trauma, a new cohort study revealed. Nonsteroidal ...

Commotio cordis is a medical condition that happens when your heart suddenly stops beating (known as cardiac arrest). It usually happens due to a serious blow or injury to the chest that causes ...

An injury to the cartilage connecting your ribs to your breastbone can be very painful. Although recovery times can vary, rib cartilage fractures typically take at least 6 weeks to heal. The ribs in ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) was incorporated into traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (t-OHCA) resuscitation. Although current guidelines recommend EDT with survival predictors, ...

While it may seem counterintuitive, using resistance exercises to strengthen your chest muscles can play an important role in your recovery from a shoulder injury. The chest muscles not only influence ...