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Horner's Syndrome after a Fracture of the First Rib Caused by a Crushing Injury  

Ma, Dae Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Trauma Center, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University)
Cho, Hyun Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Trauma Center, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University)
Lee, Jung Nam (Department of Surgery, Trauma Center, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University)
Jeon, Yang Bin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Trauma Center, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University)
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Journal of Trauma and Injury / v.27, no.4, 2014 , pp. 201-203 More about this Journal
Abstract
Patients with Horner's syndrome exhibit a variety of symptoms, including miosis, palpebral ptosis, and anhidrosis. This syndrome is caused by interruptions of the sympathetic neural pathways. This paper describes two cases of patients with Horner's syndrome who experienced a first rib fracture after crushing injuries.
Keywords
Rib fracture; Horner's syndrome; Trauma;
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