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Experimental study exploring the factors that promote rib fragility in the elderly

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. The purpose of this in vitro study was to explore potential determinants of human rib fragi...

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Autores principales: Liebsch, Christian, Hübner, Shamila, Palanca, Marco, Cristofolini, Luca, Wilke, Hans-Joachim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8085244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33927313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88800-9