Background Internal fixation for multiple rib fractures is well established. Patients with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher rate of perioperative complications.
Chien-An Liao +9 more
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Background: Currently, the standard treatment for multiple rib fractures is still under debate. This study explores the efficacy of three treatments (thoracoscopic internal fixation, open surgical internal fixation and conservative treatment) for ...
Bingchun Liu, Wei Li, Tong Li, Pile Zhao
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Concomitant chest wall fractures (sternal and/or rib fractures) with unstable thoracolumbar fractures that require surgical fixation are rare but highly morbid injuries that mandate a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.
Jeremy W Cannon +4 more
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A Retrospective Two-Year Review of the Outcomes of Surgical Rib Fixation Following Chest Wall Injury by the Multidisciplinary Chest Wall Injury Group in a Major Trauma Centre and the Change in Outcomes as the Service Has Developed. [PDF]
Shahid A +7 more
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Chest wall stabilization and rib fixation using a nitinol screwless system in selected patients after blunt trauma: long-term results in a single-centre experience. [PDF]
Hojski A +5 more
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Does routine uniportal thoracoscopy during rib fixation identify more injuries and impact outcomes? [PDF]
Bui JT +6 more
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From rib fixation to dynamic chest wall reconstruction: historical lessons for modern surgical stabilization of rib fractures. [PDF]
Sutori D +4 more
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Traumatic Bronchus Avulsion Managed With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Pneumonectomy, and Rib Fixation. [PDF]
Hertslet GD +4 more
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Initial experience of intrathoracic rib fixation using RibFix Advantage⢠at a major trauma centre: operative technique and case series. [PDF]
Jesani H +4 more
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Stability of Surgical Rib Fixation Hardware after Repeat Chest Trauma. [PDF]
Staggers JR, Dennis PB, Eriksson EA.
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