The operative indications for rib fracture repair have been a matter of debate. However, several reports have suggested that flail chest, pain on respiration, and chest deformity/defect are potential conditions for rib fracture repair. We describe our experience of rib fixation in a patient with severe chest deformity due to multiple rib fractures. A 70-year-old woman was admitted with right-si...

Complications encountered in the chronic phase flail chest patients are a decrease lung volume due to wall deformities and secondary restrictive respiratory function disorders. The aim of study was determine differences changes between who were treated non-surgically those with surgical stabilisation. conducted on twenty applied our clinic diagnosed chest. There ten group stabilisation group. C...

The recent report by Grigioni et al. (1) of an increased risk of sudden death in mitral regurgitation due to a flail leaflet was of interest to us, and we are sure, to many other cardiologists. Certainly, the Mayo Clinic group has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of the natural history of patients with mitral regurgitation. Specifically, Grigioni et al. (1) presented data sugges...

High concentrations of household air pollution (HAP) due to biomass fuel usage with unvented, insufficient combustion devices are thought to be an important health risk factor in South Asia population. To better characterize the indoor concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO), and to understand their impact on health in rural southern Nepal, this study analyzed dail...