Early fixation versus conservative therapy of multiple, simple rib fractures (FixCon): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Multiple rib fractures are common injuries in both the young and elderly. Rib fractures account for 10% of all trauma admissions and are seen in up to 39% of patients after thoracic trauma. With morbidity and mortality rates increasing with the number of rib fractures as well as poor qua...

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Autores principales: Wijffels, Mathieu M. E., Prins, Jonne T. H., Polinder, Suzanne, Blokhuis, Taco J., De Loos, Erik R., Den Boer, Roeland H., Flikweert, Elvira R., Pull ter Gunne, Albert F., Ringburg, Akkie N., Spanjersberg, W. Richard, Van Huijstee, Pieter J., Van Montfort, Gust, Vermeulen, Jefrey, Vos, Dagmar I., Verhofstad, Michael H. J., Van Lieshout, Esther M. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6668138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31384292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x

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