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Evolution of Opinions on Chest Wall Stabilisation and Our Experience

2020; Medical publishing house Galen; Volume: 87; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.55095/achot2020/026

2570-981X

Josef Chudáček, Marek Szkorupa, P. ZBOROVJAN, Michal Gregořík, Martin Stašek, J. HANULIAK,

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

PURPOSE OF THE STUDYRib fractures represent one of the most common fractures sustained by 10-40% of all patients with blunt chest trauma, their incidence increases with age.In the current literature, however, new indication criteria continue to emerge.The purpose of this study is to assess the indication criteria, the timing of surgery and the use of individual plates in dependence on fracture location in our patients after the chest wall stabilisation in a retrospective analysis.