Background Obesity is associated with adverse outcomes after major operations. The role of
operative rib fixation (RF) in obese patients with flail chest is not clear. The presence of other …

Background The presence of severe associated injuries in flail chest complicates the
interpretation of outcomes and the role of rib fixation. This study examined the impact of …

Background Over the years, a trend has evolved towards operative treatment of flail chest
although evidence is limited. Furthermore, little is known about operative treatment for …

BACKGROUND Rib fractures are a common in thoracic trauma. Increasingly, patients with
flail chest are being treated with surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF). We performed …

Introduction Flail chest (FC) after blunt trauma is associated with significant morbidity and
prolonged hospitalizations. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between …

Background Flail chest (FC) is known to account for high mortality and morbidity and is
typically treated with conservative care. Operative fixation of FC has been advocated as an …

Introduction Although randomized trials demonstrate a benefit to surgical stabilization of rib
fractures (SSRF), SSRF is rarely performed. We hypothesized older patients were less likely …

Background In the present study, we aimed to compare clinical results of conservative and
surgical stabilization approaches and to investigate the effect of early reduction in patients …

A best evidence topic in cardiothoracic surgery was written according to a structured
protocol. The question addressed was: In patients with acute flail chest does surgical rib …

Background Nonoperative treatment is currently the standard therapy for rib fractures.
However, there is a trend towards surgical fixation from conservative management over the …