Simultaneous Surgical Treatment of Sternum and Costal Cartilage Fractures.

Simultaneous Surgical Treatment of Sternum and Costal Cartilage Fractures. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Aug 03;: Authors: Gao E, Li Y, Zhao T, Guo X, He W, Wu W, Zhao Y, Yang Y Abstract There are studies confirmed that for severe flail chest or sternal fractures, even multiple rib fractures, surgery can effectively reduce hospital stay and relieve chest wall pain. But it is a challenge to fix too many costal cartilage fractures in such a small area if we just put internal fixator directly on the sternum. Through this case report we want to share our method of fixation of multiple costal cartilage and sternal fractures at the same time through a small incision, and it is also appropriate for multiple costal cartilage fractures without sternal fracture. PMID: 30081030 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research