Blunt trauma to the chest wall and rib fractures are remarkably frequent and are the basis of
considerable morbidity and possible mortality. Surgical remedies for highly displaced rib …

Rib fractures are a common and highly morbid finding in patients with blunt chest trauma.
Over the past decade, a renewed interest in (and instrumentation for) rib fixation in this …

BACKGROUND: Surgical stabilization of flail chest injury with generic osteosynthesis
implants remains challenging. A novel implant system comprising anatomic rib plates and …

Background: Rib fractures as a result of trauma are a relatively common injury. There is an
increasing interest in the operative stabilization of these injuries. Absorbable fixation plates …

A stereoradiographic method was developed to measure the three-dimensional shape of the
rib cage in vivo in order to provide descriptive data and to study symmetry in the normal …

Rib shortening or lengthening are surgical options that are used to address the cosmetic rib
cage deformity in scoliosis, but can also alter the equilibrium of forces acting on the spine …

Study Design. In vitro assessment of rib cage biomechanics in the region of true ribs with the
ribs intact then sequentially resected in 5 steps. Objective. To determine the contribution of …

Objective: The current state of the art human body models (HBMs) underpredict the number
of fractured ribs. Also, it has not been shown that the models can predict the fracture …

The human thorax is commonly injured in motor vehicle crashes, and despite advancements
in occupant safety rib fractures are highly prevalent. The objective of this study was to …

Reconstructing traumatic thoracic events, especially when soft tissues are absent, requires
an advanced understanding of ribcage fracture patterns. The morphology and orientation of …