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. 2019 Dec 6;11(12):e6306. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6306

Table 1. Types of thoracic injuries (n = 330).

Type of injury Blunt (n = 188) Penetrating (n = 142) Total (%)
Rib fracture with pneumothorax 46 25 71 (21.5%)
Isolated rib fracture 25 00 25 (7.6%)
Isolated pneumothorax 28 46 74 (22.4%)
Hemothorax 23 35 58 (17.6%)
Clavicular fracture 17 02 19 (5.7%)
Scapular fracture 11 06 17 (5.1%)
Multiple fractures 09 05 14 (4.2%)
Flial chest 03 04 07 (2.1%)
Pulmonary contusion 15 00 15 (4.5%)
Major vascular & cardiac injuries 01 04 05 (1.5%)
Tracheo bronchial injuries 07 07 14 (4.2%)
Diaphragmatic injuries 03 07 10 (3.03%)
Esophageal injury 00 01 01 (0.3%)