Effectiveness of rib fixation compared to pain medication alone on pain control in patients with uncomplicated rib fractures: study protocol of a pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial—the PAROS study (Pain After Rib OSteosynthesis)

Abstract Background Persistent pain and disability following rib fractures result in a large psycho-socio-economic impact for health-care system. Benefits of rib osteosynthesis are well documented in patients with flail chest that necessitates invasive ventilation. In patients with uncomplicated and...

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Main Authors: Jean Yaniss Perentes, Michel Christodoulou, Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold, Wolfram Karenovics, Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Michel Gonzalez, Thorsten Krueger, Frédéric Triponez, Philippe Terrier, Benoît Bédat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06509-0