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Management Pathways for Traumatic Rib Fractures—Importance of Surgical Stabilisation

Rib fractures occur in almost half of blunt chest wall trauma victims in Australia. They are associated with a high rate of pulmonary complications, and consequently, with increased discomfort, disability, morbidity, and mortality. This article summarises thoracic cage anatomy and physiology, and ch...

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Autores principales: Selvendran, Selwyn, Cheluvappa, Rajkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10138113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37107898
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081064