Chest Cage Dangling (Fail Chest)

The chest, or more precisely the chest cavity, in adult mammals and humans is formed by the wings of the ribs and the sternum. On the ribs there are cartilages - real ribs and ends - the “wrists” of the ribs - “spoons”, as well as the remaining paired ribs - “swords”, which are normally fastened to each other, forming a kind of triangular structure. In children, the sternum is not yet developed; the chest has the shape of a quadrangle.

The human chest can be roughly divided into two parts: “upper” - the upper half of the chest and “lower”: the lower half of the chest. The “sternum-non-sternum” division is performed by an acoustician during operations.

The "Dangling Chest" cage is a cage characterized by instability of the edges of the ribs, as a result of which the risk of asphyxia increases. If the patient is given timely medical care, the problem can be solved without any health complications, but otherwise acute necrosis of the soft tissue of the chest develops with the development of complications. The consequences can vary and depend on the type of injury.