Traumatic ribs fracture: how to treat them?
Flail chest complicates about 10% of patients with chest trauma and is associated with a mortality rate of 10-20% in older series, while a recent one reports no mortality. The majority of the cases are treated conservatively with internal pneumatic stabilization and pain control. In recent years, ne...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Surgical Techniques Development |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/std/article/view/2847 |