Current Thoracic Surgery
2022 , Vol 7 , Issue 3
Is surgical treatment necessary in trans-sternal nail gun injury?
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey
DOI :
10.26663/cts.2022.025. CTSID: 779
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Nail gun injuries have been reported in the medical literature since the introduction of these tools in
1959. The number of injury cases is increasing over time due to the increasing use of nail guns in
the construction industry. While the most common site of nail gun injuries is non-dominant hand and
fingers, rarely head, thoracic, abdominal, and cardiac injuries have been reported. Depending on the
injured organ, the primary method of treatment for such injuries, which have catastrophic consequences,
is appropriate surgical interventions.
Keywords :
conservative treatment, nail gun, trauma