Abstract:Objectives - to improve the treatment results in patients with multiple rib fractures and flail chest via the development and implementation of modern therapeutic and tactical algorithms. Material and methods. A non-randomized prospective study has been carried out to evaluate the results of treatment in 198 patients with multiple rib fractures and flail chest in the period of 2011-2017. Three clinical types were identified: 1) patients with multiple rib fractures with disordered thoracic cage structure - 77 (… Show more
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