title: Surgical stabilization of a rib fracture using an angle stable plate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, OLV Hospital, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. roelbeelen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Roel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beelen
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rumbaut
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Geest
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001860:Bone Plates; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome