Different ways to stabilize a sternal fracture are described in literature. Respecting different
mechanisms of trauma such as the direct impact to the anterior chest wall or the flexion …

Introduction Sternal fractures are rare with 3–8% out of the total number of trauma cases
mostly caused by direct impact to the anterior chest wall. Most cases described are due to …

Background Rib fracture nonunion is a probable cause of chronic pain following chest
trauma, although its prevalence remains unknown. The aims of this study were to determine …

A 73-year-old male patient underwent operative treatment for dislocation of multiple
costochondral junctions alongside multiple bony rib fractures and a flail chest following high …

Abstract Background: Flail Chest Injuries (FCI) are one of the most severe thoracic injuries.
Moreover, an additional sternal fracture (SF) even worsens the outcome, such as the …

Background Traditionally open procedures have been replaced by minimally invasive
techniques in the correction of pectus excavatum. Efforts to improve the extent of …

Introduction Open surgical procedures in the treatment of pectus excavatum (PE) involve
predetermined incisions in the parasternal cartilage and the bony ribs. For some …

Background Complex and mature funnel chest deformities are traditionally managed with
open surgical procedures. Elastic stable chest repair (ESCR) has been used successfully …

Introduction Bilateral flail chest injuries are challenging in treatment and comparatively often
require an operative stabilization of the anterior chest wall to re-establish normal …

Группа изобретений относится к торакальной хирургии и может быть применима для
хирургической коррекции воронкообразной деформации грудной клетки. Для …