Luigi Guetti
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital “SS. Annunziata” , Chieti, Italy
[ 1 ] - Crossed 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). <...
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