The practice of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) for severe chest wall injury has
exponentially increased over the last decade due to improved outcomes as compared to …

Purpose The aim of this systematic review was to provide an overview of the incidence of
combined clavicle and rib fractures and the association between these two injuries. Methods …

Background Long-term quality-of-life after rib fractures remains understudied. We aimed to
evaluate quality-of-life of patients who had rib fractures 1 year after discharge. We …

Background Historically rib fractures have been typically treated non-operatively. Recent
studies showed promising results after osteosynthesis of rib fractures in trauma patients with …

Introduction Concurrent psychiatric diagnoses adversely impact outcomes in surgical
patients, but their relationship to patients with rib fracture after trauma is less understood. We …

Background: Traumatic flail chest results in respiratory distress and prolonged hospital stay.
Timely surgical fixation of the flail chest reduces respiratory complications, decreases …

Operative management of rib fractures has gained significant popularity over the last years,
however, it remains a controversial topic, due to the substantial heterogeneity among rib …

Purpose: although locking plates have led to important changes in fracture management,
becoming important tools in the orthopedic surgeon's arsenal, the benefits of locking plates …

Purpose: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) is widely used in patients with flail
chests, and several studies have reported the efficacy of SSRF even in multiple rib fractures …

Background Optimized conservative treatment of rib fractures has long been practiced, but
surgical fixation has not been promising until recently. We aimed to examine and analyze …