International Journal of Surgery 2011;38(1):63-65

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2011.01.020

Treatment and progress of the fixation of ribs of flail chest

Xinjian XU ; Ming HE

Keywords

Flail chest; Rib fixed

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Flail chest is the common chest trauma, which causes abnormal respiration and mediastinal swing affecting the respiratory and circulatory function after injury. Fixation of ribs of flail chest has been used for half a century, methods and equipment of which varied, and domestic and foreign scholars have verified its efficacy in clinical practice. This article summarizes its main great progresses.