Crossed Kirschner’s wires for the treatment of anterior flail chest: an extracortical rib fixation

Objective: Thoracic trauma may be a life-threatening condition. Flail chest is a severe chest injury with high mortality rates. Surgery is not frequently performed and, in Literature, data are controversial. The authors report their experience in the treatment of flail chest by an extracortical inte...

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Main Authors: Felice Mucilli, Pierpaolo Camplese, Guiseppe Cipollone, Decio Di Nuzzo, Luigi Guetti, Marco Perioletta, Mirko Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma
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Online Access:http://jept.ir/article_40975_6ed537a4b84aa87995ef5dde9a282f36.pdf