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PubMed1998

Use of 3.5-mm acetabular reconstruction plates for internal fixation of flail chest injuries.

The technique of using 3.5-mm acetabular reconstruction plates for multiple rib fractures with cerclage wires has been successful. We modified it by securing the reconstruction plates to the fractured ribs with cortical screws using the standard AO-ASIF (Arbeitsgemeindschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen [Association for the Study of Internal Fixation]) group technique. Our method for the internal fixation of the unstable chest wall is described. It is relatively simple and provides uniform results.

Bone Plates↗
PubMed2004

Blunt thoracic trauma: flail chest, pulmonary contusion, and blast injury.

Blunt thoracic trauma can result in significant morbidity in injured patients. Both chest wall and the intrathoracic visceral injuries can lead to life-threatening complications if not anticipated and treated. Pain control, aggressive pulmonary toilet, and mechanical ventilation when necessary are the mainstays of supportive treatment. The elderly with blunt chest trauma are especially at risk for pulmonary deterioration in the several days postinjury and should be monitored carefully regardless of their initial presentation. Blunt thoracic trauma is also a marker for associated injuries, including severe head and abdominal injuries.

Accidents, Traffic↗
PubMed1994

[Current trends in the treatment of flail chest].

The authors make a wide-ranging review of the literature, examine the epidemiological aspect of fail chest and underline the importance of its correct anatomopathological classification for a more qualified physiopathologist, diagnostic and therapeutic approach. They make a historical excursion on volet's treatment and underline the complementarity of surgical and resuscitation therapies.

Flail Chest↗
PubMed2001

[A frequent fiber-scopic bronchial lavege for the case of bilateral sever pulmonary contusion with flail chest].

A 26-year-old man was injured in the traffic accident. He had complicated chest trauma. He came to our hospital by ambulance immediately after rescued from crashed his automobile. He had severe pulmonary contusion with frail chest, pulmonary laceration, tension hemopneumothorax, and hypovolemic shock, and air embolism of the brain. He was managed with fiber-optic bronchoscopy under mechanical ventilation and chest drainage. Frequent broncho-scopic bronchial lavage of respiratory tract with thrombin and adrenaline solution was helpful to prevent anoxia due to complicated chest injury. He developed acute bacterial empyema and multiple organ failure due to septic shock during intensive care for trauma. However, he underwent surgical treatment for empyema and fully returned to his work after 6 months after his critical accident.

Accidents, Traffic↗
PubMed1983

Flail chest--pathophysiology, treatment and prognosis.

Multiple injury is often associated with an unstable serial rib fracture and a pulmonary contusion under the contact area which both lead to respiratory insufficiency. This has to be treated at an ICU by respirator with IMV and PEEP from the beginning. With this method the time of respirator treatment has been lowered to nearly one half and tracheostomy is seldom needed. Also, the required oxygen concentration is less (35%) which decreases the risk of toxic pulmonary injury. The prognosis is poorer with head injury or other concomitant injury, especially severe trauma causing bleeding in parenchymatous organs of the abdomen.

Flail Chest↗
PubMed2006

[Primary hyperparathyroidism complicated with flail chest due to severe osteoporosis].

We report a 61-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital in August 2004 with severe hypercalcemia and osteoporosis. Although she was found to have hypercalcemia five years earlier, she has never been treated. The patient was transferred to our hospital for further management of a recently-identified left neck mass. Serum calcium level was 15.0 mg/dL and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) 3,321 pg/mL. (99m)Tc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy showed marked accumulation in the left neck. We diagnosed the tumor as parathyroid gland tumor and it was enucleated surgically. Although serum Ca level returned to normal after surgery, the patient suffered multiple rib fractures, complicated with marked paradoxical breathing. Internal fixation of the thorax was necessary due to deterioration of the heart failure. Progression of severe osteoporosis was associated with multiple fractures of the ribs and other serious complications including congestive heart failure occurred after surgery, reflecting the extreme difficulty in treating this patient.

Female↗