Haemothorax is common in major trauma. Most frequently this results from pulmonary
parenchymal laceration or damage to the chest wall vessels and occasionally from a
ruptured aorta or pulmonary artery. We present a rare cause due solely to a fractured
thoracic vertebra [
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Accepted:
September 28,
1999
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© 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
