J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022 Jun 25;92(6):1047-1053. Epub 2022 Jan 25.
From the Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit (S.F.M., R.S.), The Alfred Hospital; Department of Surgery (S.F.M., M.F., K.M.) and Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine (M.B.), Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Department of Traumatology (Z.J.B.), John Hunter Hospital; Discipline of Surgery (Z.J.B.), University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales; National Trauma Research Institute (M.F.); Trauma Service (M.F., K.M.), The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria; Trauma Service (M.E.W., B.P.), Gold Coast University Hospital; School of Medicine (M.E.W.), Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Trauma Service (J.H.), Westmead Hospital, Westmead; and Westmead Clinical School (J.H.), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Background: The aim of this study was to assess pain and quality of life (QoL) outcomes in patients with multiple painful displaced fractured ribs with and without operative fixation. Rib fractures are common and can lead to significant pain and disability. There is minimal level 1 evidence for rib fixation in non-ventilator-dependent patients with chest wall injuries. Read More