Minimally invasive surgery for sternal and bilateral rib fractures

Sternal bone fractures with bilateral multiple rib fractures cause serious instability of the anterior chest wall, and prolonged mechanical ventilation may be required. A 45-year-old man was injured in a motor vehicle collision. He suffered from a bilateral flail chest injury accompanied by a transv...

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Main Authors: Tomoki Nakagawa, Ryota Masuda, Shunsuke Yamada, Masayuki Iwazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-12-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058211025994