Nail Penetrating Injury of the Sternum].

A 48-year-old male was transported to the emergency room with a dirty rusty nail stuck in his chest. Three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) scan revealed that the nail had penetrated the sternum and its tip was close to the left innominate vein. Emergency surgery was performed to avoid severe infections and major vascular injury. The nail was easily removed. We cleansed and debrided the wound which remained open to prevent infection, and was closed on post-operative day 3.

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Taiki Ryo, Futoshi Ishiguro, Hirohumi Takenaka, Shinici Ashida, Yukihusa Yokoyama, Kikuo Shigemitsu. Nail Penetrating Injury of the Sternum]. Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery. 2021 Mar;74(3):206-208

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