ABSTRACT
A1 C Overall, traumatic thoracic injuries account for only 5%–12% of trauma admissions in children. Most thoracic injuries are the result of blunt trauma. Rib fractures are not as frequent in children as in adults because of the greater flexibility of the thoracic cage in children. Therefore, energy transmitted to the thorax can cause a significant lung contusion without any rib fractures. For the same reason, flail chest is also very rare in children. Pneumothorax and haemothorax are usually associated with rib fractures.
