Penetrating Injury to the Left Ventricle from a Fractured Rib Following Blunt Chest Trauma |
Oh, Tak-Hyuk
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Sang Cjeol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Lee, Deok Heon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Cho, Joon Yong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) |
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