Operative versus Nonoperative Management of Multiple Rib Fractures

Am Surg. 2016 May;82(5):e103-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation*
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
  • Fracture Healing / physiology
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Internal Fixators*
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Trauma / diagnosis
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Rib Fractures / diagnosis
  • Rib Fractures / surgery*
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Trauma Centers
  • Treatment Outcome