[The mechanism and nature of the occurrence of compression injuries of the chest cavity in children and adults].

Comparative characteristic of thoracic injuries in children and adults due to compression gives evidence that value of ultimate rib strain when rib lesion occur is diminishing with age. Therefore the chest in adults (as compared to children) is more heavily injured in case of compression. For all this the character and localization of injuries depend on value of operating loads and make it possible to determine common mechanisms of thoracic frame deformations.