Does surgical stabilization improve outcomes in patients with isolated multiple distracted and painful non-flail rib fractures?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 312-315

  Girsowicz, Elie ^a   Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel ^a   Santelmo, Nicola ^a   Massard, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Chest wall; Disability; Pain; Rib fractures; Surgical stabilization; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAND 36 ITEM HEALTH SURVEY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RIB FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX INJURY; THORAX SURGERY; WORK DISABILITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RIB FRACTURES;

EID: 84863478872     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr028     Document Type: Article

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