title: Technique for the management of anterior flail chest.
abstract: A technique for the management of anterior flail chest consisting of osteosynthesis and the positioning of two long Kirschner wires behind the sternum in the form of a St Andrew's cross is described. The procedure is easy to perform, the patient is ambulant early, and the results are good.
mesh_terms: D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*