Abstract
Surgical fixation using rib stabilizers for flail chest injuries in elderly patients: three cases
Highlights
Flail chest is defined as three or more segments of consecutive ribs showing fracture in two or more sites
Mechanical ventilation is the standard therapy for flail chest injury, several studies have suggested methods to lower the incidence of pneumonia and reduce the stay in the intensive care unit after surgical fixation for flail chest
We describe our successful results of surgical fixation using rib stabilizers by acute-care surgeons
Summary
Flail chest is defined as three or more segments of consecutive ribs showing fracture in two or more sites. Surgical management of flail chest injuries remains controversial. We describe our successful results of surgical fixation using rib stabilizers by acute-care surgeons. We performed surgical fixation for flail chest injury in three elderly patients between 2014 and 2016.
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