Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Isolated rib fractures are common injuries that are treated nonoperatively. However, in the setting of multiple ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Demonstrated in this video are the anterolateral and posterior paramedian approaches for fixation of rib ...

ORLANDO, Florida — In patients who have experienced blunt trauma with rib fractures but no flail segments, rib fixation is associated with significantly better survival and a shorter duration of ...

Surgical management of rib fractures and thoracic trauma has evolved from purely conservative measures towards targeted operative interventions aimed at restoring chest wall stability, reducing pain ...

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Key Takeaways A cracked rib is a type of rib fracture and often heals on its own in about six weeks.Pain when you breathe deeply is the main symptom of a ...

The condition in which multiple rib fractures allow a segment of the rib cage to move independently from the main chest wall is called a flail chest. The effect compromises breathing and may be ...

This study compares the clinical efficacy of total thoracoscopic surgery (TTS) and thoracoscopy-assisted small-incision surgery (TASIS) in treating multiple rib fractures. A total of 95 patients were ...

Evidence-based recommendations on insertion of metal rib reinforcements to stabilise a flail chest wall. This involves using metal (usually titanium) to stabilise the ‘flail’ segment of chest wall.