Muscle-sparing versus standard posterolateral approach for urgent ‎thoracotomy in patients with traumatic thoracic injuries

Background: Muscle-sparing thoracotomy (MST) has been proposed as an alternative to standard posterolateral thoracotomy (sPLT) for elective thoracic procedures with limited use in urgent thoracotomies.Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the results of sPLT and MST during urgent thoracot...

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Main Authors: Yasser Kamal, Ashraf Elshorbgy, Ahmed Farghaly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kashan University of Medical Sciences 2023-07-01
Series:Archives of Trauma Research
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Online Access:https://archtrauma.kaums.ac.ir/article_175287_9831746d07afb7ab28125e430fc7eb39.pdf