Comparative characteristics of chest cavity injuries in children and adults as a result of a blow from a solid blunt object

Deformity character and mechanism of thoracic injury occurrence in children regarding different variants of striking effect of solid blunt objects were studied. It was found that the bone frame of a middle part of rear and lateral surfaces of thorax is most often damaged and isolated incomplete fractures of 2 to 9 ribs occur (in adults - multiple, complete fractures). In case of wide striking surface 3 to 10 ribs are injured both in children and in adults, and construction flexion fractures are noted while in case of blows with limited surface local extension fractures with injuries of up to 3 adjacent ribs are seen.