Rib fixation versus non-operative treatment for flail chest and multiple rib fractures after blunt thoracic trauma: a multicenter cohort study

BACKGROUND: Over the years, a trend has evolved towards operative treatment of flail chest although evidence is limited. Furthermore, little is known about operative treatment for patients with multiple rib fractures without a flail chest. The aim of this study was to compare rib fixation based on a...

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Autores principales: Beks, Reinier B., Reetz, David, de Jong, Mirjam B., Groenwold, Rolf H. H., Hietbrink, Falco, Edwards, Michael J. R., Leenen, Luke P. H., Houwert, Roderick Marijn, Frölke, Jan Paul M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6689036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30341561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-018-1037-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6689036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30341561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-018-1037-1

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