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Rib Fracture Fixation Restores Inspiratory Volume and Peak Flow in a Full Thorax Human Cadaveric Breathing Model

BACKGROUND: Multiple rib fractures cause significant pain and potential for chest wall instability. Despite an emerging trend of surgical management of flail chest injuries, there are no studies examining the effect of rib fracture fixation on respiratory function. OBJECTIVES: Using a novel full tho...

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Autores principales: Slobogean, Gerard P., Kim, Hyunchul, Russell, Joseph P., Stockton, David J., Hsieh, Adam H., O’Toole, Robert V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26848471
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/atr.28018