Reduction of rib fractures with a bioresorbable plating system: Preliminary observations

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1264-1269

  Vu, Kim Chi ^a   Skourtis, Mia E ^b   Gong, Xi ^a   Zhou, Minhao ^a   Ozaki, Wayne ^c   Winn, Shelley R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Westlake Surgical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest trauma; Poly L lactide; Reduction; Resorbable; Rib fracture

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISHER EXACT TEST; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RIB; RIB FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY; TISSUE REACTION; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOTOMY; RABBITS; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 43849111354     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3180340e31     Document Type: Article

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