Strut fixation of an extensive flail chest.
The indications for and preferred approaches to operative stabilization of posttraumatic chest wall instability are uncertain. We suggest this simple, rapid, and effective approach to surgical stabilization by Luque rod strutting of the flail segment when operation is required.
Landreneau
R J
RJ
Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212.
Hinson
J M
JM
Hazelrigg
S R
SR
Johnson
J A
JA
Boley
T M
TM
Curtis
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D016267:External Fixators; D005409:Flail Chest / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods