Operative stabilization of flail chest injuries reduces mortality to that of stable chest wall injuries - Dehghan N, Mah JM, Schemitsch EH, Nauth A, Vicente M, McKee MD.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, management and outcomes of patients with flail chest injuries, compared to patients without flail chest injuries (single rib fractures and multiple rib fractures without a flail segment). DESIGN: Retrospectiv...
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