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So people who are in-tune with American Football know that Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo went in to play with an apparently fractured rib and PUNCTURED lung.
I am curious how this is possible and if the "puncture" is for real as we were taught in systems that a punctured lung=pneumothorax
I get that he can play with fractured ribs and a bruised lung, but I'd find it hard to believe that the delicate play between pressures in the lung wouldn't be massively upset by a leaky spot.
Am I missing something or just taking an oversimplified view of a punctured lung?
I am curious how this is possible and if the "puncture" is for real as we were taught in systems that a punctured lung=pneumothorax
I get that he can play with fractured ribs and a bruised lung, but I'd find it hard to believe that the delicate play between pressures in the lung wouldn't be massively upset by a leaky spot.
Am I missing something or just taking an oversimplified view of a punctured lung?