title: New technique for fixing rib fracture with bioabsorbable plate.
abstract: Fixation of a bone fracture with a bioabsorbable plate made of poly-L-lactide and hydroxyapatite has received attention. We adopted this technique for a rib fracture by bending the plate into a U-shape and fixing it with suture through the holes in the mesh of the plate and holes that are drilled in the edge of the fractured rib. The suture is also wound around the plate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi City, Japan oyapyoco_0110@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oyamatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi City, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohata
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi City, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001860:Bone Plates; D017886:Durapatite; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011091:Polyesters; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; C033616:poly(lactide); D017886:Durapatite
keywords: Absorbable implants; bone plates; fracture fixation; internal; internal fixators; ribs