An unusual case of flail chest: surgical repair using Marlex mesh

Abstract

Superior vena cava farcinica by the Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control syndrome associated (Atlanta, Georgia, USA). Positive biochemical tests which allowed differentiation from Nowith Nocardia farcinica cardia asteroides included growth at 45°C for three days, hydrolysis of acetamide, and reinfection sistance to cefamandole and tobramycin in vitro. 1 2 The strain was sensitive to amikacin and imipenem and moderately susceptible to sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim (minimum Sofia Abdelkafi, Didier Dubail, inhibitory concentration 38/2 g/ml). Co-tri-Thierry Bosschaerts, Alain Brunet, moxazole (trimethoprim 1600 mg and sulpha-Guy Van Camp, Michel de Marneffe, methoxazole 8000 mg) four times daily was Jeanne-Marie De Vaster, Vincent Ninane instituted and mediastinal and pericardial drainage were continued for five days. The patient's condition improved quickly. A CT Abstract scan of the thorax showed a major resolution A case is described of severe Nocardia of the mediastinal widening and complete resfarcinica infection which mimicked a olution of the pericardial effusion. Two weeks pulmonary neoplasm with pneumonia, superior vena cava syndrome, pericarditis, and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. Treatment with trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole and surgery resulted in complete recovery.

Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures Using Inion OTPS Wraps—Techniques and Quality of Life Follow-Up

“…14 Various techniques have been used, including absorbable plates and screws, 15 nonabsorbable plates and screws, 16 -18 intramedullary Kirschner wires or nails, 1,14,19 silk sutures, 20 struts, 2,18,21,22 and Russian UKL staples and mesh. 23 We have explored a number of these fixation techniques, each having their own advantages and disadvantages. The Inion OTPS system has several advantages.…”

Congenital absence of ribs: a rare association in infant of diabetic mother

“…The symptoms of untreated patients can be improved with increasing age, but severely deformed spinal column and thorax may be inevitable. 13 …”

Biomechanical Testing of Two Devices for Internal Fixation of Fractured Ribs

“…These include absorbable plates and screws, 4 nonabsorbable plates and screws, [5][6][7] intramedullary Kirschner wires or nails, 1,4,8 silk sutures, 9 struts, 2,10,11 Russian UKL staples, and mesh. 12 Fracture fixation devices can act as load bearing or load sharing devices. The ideal fixation device should have suitable mechanical strength, fatigue resistance, and corrosion resistance.…”

“…Surgical fixation has been reported to provide benefits over conservative treatment in a small number of randomized trials, case-control studies, and a large number of case series. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Two small randomized trials reported decreased length of intensive care unit and hospital stay, decreased incidence of pneumonia, and earlier weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients treated surgically. 1,2 In addition, a retrospective case series has reported decreased mortality, septicemia, and barotrauma in patients treated surgically.…”