Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures: Emerging Indications
Journal Title: Surgery & Case Studies: Open Access Journal - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Rib fractures are a common injury after road traffic accidents. While most simple rib fractures heal well, multiple rib fractures may result in acute life-threatening complications or chronic disability and work loss. Though surgical fixation of rib fractures has most commonly been restricted to multiple rib fractures with flail chest, there has been a recent interest in fixation of multiple rib fractures with chest deformity to preclude chronic disability and loss of work. Case Report: We report the case of a 34 year male with multiple rib fracture and chest deformity due to multiple, displaced fractures of 3rd to 10th ribs on the left side. He was treated with open reduction and internation fixation of ribs with 2.4mm titanium reconstruction plates and screws. The emerging indications of rib fracture fixation, as seen in this patient, are discussed. Conclusion: Longer duration of hospital stays and delay in returning to normal life result in poor quality of life and add to direct and indirect treatment expenses. A case-based approach is essential in the decision-making for surgical fixation of multiple displaced rib fractures.
Authors and Affiliations
Debabrata Kumar, Samundeeswari s, Lalita Ghosh, Humayun Ali Shah, Suman Das, Saseendar S
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP642829
- DOI 10.32474/SCSOAJ.2019.02.000138
- Views 81
- Downloads 0
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis in Children – A Case Series
A 11-year-old girl was referred by the Orthopaedic team with swelling of her right knee which started five months back. She had no systemic symptoms or preceding trauma or infection. She was seen by the Orthopaedic team,...
Intestinal Obstruction by Blind Vove Iess Riobamba Hospital 2014
Introduction: Cecal volvulus is the second most common volvulus among colonic volvulus, usually presenting as bowel obstruction. Case Presentation: A 65 year old female presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, ab...
Mipo - A Biological Method for Fixation of Complex Fractures of Tibia
Introduction: Management of proximal and distal tibial fractures is challenging because of the complexity of injury, limited muscle coverage and poor vacularity. Surgical management of tibial fractures includes multiple...
Orbital Mass in A 9Year Old Girl
A 9-year-old girl presented with 4-month history of swelling and discoloration on the right upper eyelid and inability to open the eyes completely (Figure 1). She was previously fit and well with no past medical history...
The History of Opcab (Off Pump) Coronary Surgery
After the advent of the heart-lung machine, few surgeons continued to use the OPCAB technique, Among those were Benetti and Buffolo from South America, who published in the early 1990s the first two large series on OPCAB...