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Research on the correlation between rib fracture characteristics and the risk of intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries [PDF]

Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Purpose: Intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries in patients with rib fractures are often overlooked, leading to delayed and ineffective treatment. However, the relationship between rib fractures and organ damage has been rarely studied.
Hang Cao, Qiang Chen, Yan Ding, Llion Roberts   +3 more
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Rib fracture characteristics increasing the risk of hemothorax: a multicenter study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The precise assessment of hemothorax risk resulting from a rib fracture is not feasible. CT images, patient characteristics, and clinical experience are utilized in daily practice to assess risk intuitively.
Sercan Aydın, Seda Kahraman Aydın, Barış Gülmez, Süleyman Gökalp Güneş, Önder Kavurmacı, Ömer Faruk Dadaş   +5 more
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Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis [PDF]

Trauma Case Reports
We report the case of a 71-year-old male who initially presented with urosepsis and was found to have a rib fracture of his right 6th rib with a flail segment and an associated abscess. Given the concern for infection, surgical rib fixation with titanium
Krishna Patel, Anthony N. Rizzo, John Bach, William DeVoe   +3 more
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Incidence of Rib Fracture following Treatment with Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer [PDF]

International Journal of Particle Therapy, 2023
Purpose: To determine the rib fracture rate in a cohort of patients with breast cancer treated with proton therapy. Patient and Methods: From a prospective database, we identified 225 patients treated with proton therapy between 2012 and 2020 (223 women;
Julie A. Bradley, MD, Xiaoying Liang, PhD, Raymond B. Mailhot Vega, MD, MPH, Chunbo Liu, PhD, Eric D. Brooks, MD, Teena Burchianti, ARNP, Emma Viviers, MS, Roi Dagan, MD, MS, Oluwadamilola T. Oladeru, MD, MA, MBA, Christopher G. Morris, MS, Nancy P. Mendenhall, MD   +10 more
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The effectiveness of early surgical stabilization for multiple rib fractures: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
Introduction Multiple rib fractures (≥ 3 displaced rib fractures and/or flail chest) are severe chest trauma with high morbidity and mortality. Rib fixation has become the first choice for multiple rib fracture treatment.
Zhengwei Wang, Yifei Jia, Mi Li
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Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background The disadvantages and complications of computed tomography (CT) can be minimized if CT is performed in rib fracture patients with high probability of intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries and CT is omitted in rib fracture patients with ...
Woosik Kim, Juhyun Song, Sungwoo Moon, Jooyeong Kim, Hanjin Cho, Jonghak Park, Sungjin Kim, Sejoong Ahn   +7 more
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Brachial Plexus Injury Associated with Median Sternotomy during Cardiac Surgery: Three Cases of C8 Radiculopathy Due to the Fracture of the First Rib

Diagnostics, 2021
In cardiac surgery, median sternotomy is often necessary during certain surgical processes and it can cause the rare complication of brachial plexus injury.
Yu Jin Im, Min Soo Kang, Sun Woong Kim, Duk Hyun Sung   +3 more
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Exploring of the Mechanism of Rib Fracture Caused by Landing on Different Parts of the Trunk after Falls from Height Using Finite Element Method [PDF]

Fayixue Zazhi, 2020
Objective To study the mechanism of rib fracture caused by landing on different parts of the trunk using finite element method, and to provide some new techniques and new ideas for the reconstruction of the whole process of falls from height. Methods The
HU Wen-hu, SHAO Yu, LI Zheng-dong, et al
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Point of Care Ultrasound Identification of Multiple Rib Fractures in a Pediatric Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3

Children, 2022
Patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) are at an increased risk of pathological rib fractures even if there is no history of trauma. Early and accurate identification of such fractures are crucial for appropriate management.
Samuel Enci Quek, Vigil James, Leodivica Castillo, Ronald Ming Ren Tan, Gene Yong-Kwang Ong   +4 more
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Experimental study exploring the factors that promote rib fragility in the elderly

Scientific Reports, 2021
Rib fractures represent a common injury type due to blunt chest trauma, affecting hospital stay and mortality especially in elderly patients. Factors promoting rib fragility, however, are little investigated.
Christian Liebsch, Shamila Hübner, Marco Palanca, Luca Cristofolini, Hans-Joachim Wilke   +4 more
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