Randomized controlled trial of surgical rib fixation to non-operative management in severe chest wall injury.
David E MeyerJohn A HarvinLaura VincentKandice MotleyMichael W WandlingThaddeus J PuzioLaura J MooreBryan A CottonCharles E WadeLillian S KaoPublished in: Annals of surgery (2023)
In severe chest wall injury, even in the absence of clinical flail chest, the majority of patients still reported moderate to extreme pain and impairment of usual physical activity at one month. SSRF increased hospital LOS and did not provide any QoL benefit up to 6 months.
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