title: Operative versus Nonoperative Management of Multiple Rib Fractures.
authors.affiliation: Fundación Valle del Lili and ICESI University, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Velasquez
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ordoñez
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Puyana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014193:Trauma Centers; D016896:Treatment Outcome