The pleura fluid has a slightly sticky quality that helps draw the lungs outward during inhalation rather than slipping around the chest cavity ... cuts in the chest wall Pleural empyema is ...

Because of the rib anatomy, most fractures occur in ribs ... Floating ribs cause pain but they often heal themselves, as with many chest wall injuries. The healing period can be very uncomfortable ...

Azimi, M.D. and Moses Grossman, M.D. A 14-year-old Tongan girl presented with a 6-month history of anterior chest wall cellulitis and fistula formation. She had been evaluated for bilateral ...