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VAC® for external fixation of flail chest
A large aterior chest wall defect following tumor resection was reconstructed with a Gore-Tex® membrane and a combined musculocutaneous rectus femoris and tensor fasciae latae free flap. Subsequent paradoxical respiration impeded weaning from the ventilator. Appliance of Vacuum Assisted Closure® (VAC®) resulted in immediate chest wall stability and a decrease in the patient's need for respirato...
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Objective: Thoracic trauma may be a life-threatening condition. Flail chest is a severe chest injury with high mortality rates. Surgery is not frequently performed and, in Literature, data are controversial. The authors report their experience in the treatment of flail chest by an extracortical internal-external stabilization technique with Kirshner’s wires (K-wires). <...
متن کاملcrossed kirschner’s wires for the treatment of anterior flail chest: an extracortical rib fixation
objective: thoracic trauma may be a life-threatening condition. flail chest is a severe chest injury with high mortality rates. surgery is not frequently performed and, in literature, data are controversial. the authors report their experience in the treatment of flail chest by an extracortical internal-external stabilization technique with kirshner’s wires (k-wires). methods: from 2010 to 2015...
متن کاملBetter short-term efficacy of treating severe flail chest with internal fixation surgery compared with conservative treatments
BACKGROUND The objective of the study is to provide evidence for selecting the best treatment approach for severe flail chest by comparing surgical and conservative treatments. METHODS This is a retrospective study in which 32 patients with severe flail chest were treated in the Fujian Provincial Hospital (China) between July 2007 and July 2012 with surgical internal rib fixation (n = 17) or ...
متن کاملStabilisation of chronic flail chest: a novel approach of surgical fixation and osteogenesis.
A patient with chronic flail chest, severe persistent pain and chest wall deformity was successfully managed with open reduction and internal fixation of the ribs and application of a novel osteogenic protein.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(96)70080-6