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05-03-2009, 05:27 AM
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Abdominothoracic Trauma Due to Impalement by an Iron Bar
A 22 year old male impaled by a five foot iron bar two inches in diameter during a road traffic accident. The bar entered at the level of the epigastrium and exited through the left posterior thoracic wall. Under general anesthesia a left thoracotomy was done. |