Surgical stabilization of flail chest injuries with MatrixRIB implants: A prospective observational study

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 232-238

  Bottlang, Michael ^a   Long, William B ^a   Phelan, Daniel ^a   Fielder, Drew ^b   Madey, Steven M ^a  

^a LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt chest trauma; Flail chest; Osteosynthesis; Plate; Prospective study; Rib fracture; Splint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BONE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; FLAIL CHEST; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FRACTURE HEALING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LUNG FUNCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLATE FIXATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLINT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84872783271     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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