title: [Osteosynthesis of the ribs in the unstable thoracic cage after injury with reconstruction using the AO plate].
abstract: Authors present 3 cases with stable osteosynthesis of the ribs in unstable chest. An operative technique of osteosynthesis with the reconstruction by an Ao-plate and screws K-3.5 has been shown. Indications for applying of stable osteosynthesis have been stressed, and are as follows:--unstable chest following injuries--polytrauma combined bu unstable chest,--open fractures of the ribs (when the space between the fragment is not too large),--injuries of the lungs, combined with the injury of the ribs create unstability of the chest,--pseudoarthrosis of many ribs, or permanently unstable chest,--when a respirator is not available, this treatment is mandatory. Authors have experimentally examined and compared the value of OS with the plate of Judet and they described the advantages, as well as disadvantages (poor fixation, migration of the plate danger of eventual injury of intercostal arteries a.o.). The results of two patients were excellent, while the third one died 5 weeks following the surgery, due to other causes. Although the internal stabilization of the chest with the aid of the respirator is a proved method, a lasting hospitalization is frequently complicated by this treatment; all this represents a basis for a new approach: AO plate, and an emergency osteosynthesis immediately following injury; this gives the best results so that authors consider it as revolutionary progress in the treatment of such injuries.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Osteosinteza rebara kod nestabilñog prsnog kosa posle povrede sa rekonstrukcijskom AO plocicom.