Traumatic Torsion of the Lung

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AUTOMOBILE, industrial and farm-machinery accidents are accountable for a large percentage of deaths occurring in the young and middle-aged groups. Approximately 25 per cent of these deaths are due to nonpenetrating thoracic injuries. The majority of such deaths are the result of deranged pulmonary function. Extensive rib fractures with paradoxical breathing, obstructed air passages, the "wet lung" and hemopneumothorax comprise the majority of the serious thoracic injuries or complications. More unusual injuries or complications are trauma to the heart and great vessels, the tracheobronchial tree, the esophagus, the thoracic duct and the diaphragm.A search of the literature reveals 1 . . .