Current Indications for Rib Fracture Fixation in Unstable Chest Wall Injuries

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  • Figure 1.

    Outcomes: Total Population

    ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit.Adapted from Dehghan N et al. Flail chest injuries: A review of outcomes and treatment practices from the National Trauma Data Bank. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014;76:462–468. With permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Figure 2.

    Diagram of Flail Chest

    Reproduced with permission from J Mayberry, MD.