Orthopedic reconstruction of blunt chest trauma can aid restoration of pulmonary function to
reduce the mortality associated with serial rib fractures and flail chest injuries. Contemporary
chest wall reconstruction requires contouring of generic plates to the complex surface
geometry of ribs. This study established a biometric foundation to generate specialized,
anatomically contoured osteosynthesis hardware for rib fracture fixation. On human
cadaveric ribs three through nine, the surface geometry pertinent to anatomically conforming …