Abstract Purpose of Review This article provides an overview of the common and important
chest injuries that the anesthesiologist may encounter in patients following trauma including …

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 …

Rib fractures are one of the most common injuries following blunt trauma, occurring in
approximately 10% of all trauma patients. Over 350,000 patients sustain rib injuries annually …

BACKGROUND Previous studies of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) have been
limited by small sample sizes, retrospective methodology, and inclusion of only patients with …

Importance Unstable chest wall injuries have high rates of mortality and morbidity. In the last
decade, multiple studies have reported improved outcomes with operative compared with …

Chest wall trauma is common. Approximately half a million patients presented to emergency
departments in the United States in 2013 with an injury to their bony thorax, and about …

Background Multiple rib fractures and unstable thoracic cage injuries are common in blunt
trauma. Surgical management of rib fractures has received increasing attention in recent …

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 are one of the most common traumatic injuries and may result in
significant morbidity and mortality. Despite growing evidence, technological advances and …

Background and Aims: Rib fractures can cause significant problems in trauma patients, often
resulting in pain and difficulty with respiration. To prevent pulmonary complications and …