Operative Treatment of Chest Wall Injuries: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes

Most injuries to the chest wall with residual deformity do not result in long-term respiratory dysfunction unless they are associated with pulmonary contusion.Indications for operative fixation include flail chest, reduction of pain and disability, a chest wall deformity or defect, symptomatic nonun...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2011-01, Vol.93 (1), p.97-110
Hauptverfasser:	Lafferty, Paul M, Anavian, Jack, Will, Ryan E, Cole, Peter A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Bone Plates Contusions - diagnostic imaging Diseases of the osteoarticular system Flail Chest - diagnostic imaging Flail Chest - surgery Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods Humans Lung Injury - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Orthopedic surgery Radiography Rib Fractures - diagnostic imaging Rib Fractures - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Thoracic Wall - injuries
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Zusammenfassung:	Most injuries to the chest wall with residual deformity do not result in long-term respiratory dysfunction unless they are associated with pulmonary contusion.Indications for operative fixation include flail chest, reduction of pain and disability, a chest wall deformity or defect, symptomatic nonunion, thoracotomy for other indications, and open fractures.Operative indications for chest wall injuries are rare.
ISSN:	0021-9355 1535-1386
DOI:	10.2106/JBJS.I.00696