ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2019
Completely thoracoscopic surgical stabilization of rib fractures: can it be done and is it worth it?
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04163224 (Minimal Invasive Approach for Surgical Repair of Rib Fractures With a Novel Intrathoracic Device. Case Series), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.
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Minimal Invasive Approach for Surgical Repair of Rib Fractures With a Novel Intrathoracic Device. Case Series
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
- Paravertebral block analgesia during surgical stabilization for rib fractures patients under conscious state: a single-arm, pilot study and post-hoc analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Trial
- Comparative clinical study of total thoracoscopic surgery and thoracoscopy-assisted small-incision surgery for multiple rib fractures.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Application of CT-based three-dimensional stereotactic localization method in surgery stabilization of rib fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Feasibility and efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the surgical stabilization of rib fractures: a single-center retrospective cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Perioperative Outcomes Following Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures: A National Health Insurance Research Database Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Comparative efficacy of tunnel minimally invasive technique versus traditional open reduction and internal fixation for rib fractures.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Completely thoracoscopic surgical stabilization of rib fractures: balancing minimally invasive benefits against technique-specific complications: a single-center retrospective study.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Article
- Resorbable 3D-Printed Osteosynthetic Plates for Rib Fracture Repair.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Article
- To fix or let them flail: the who, what and when of rib fixation.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2025Review
- Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Review
- The application of electrical impedance tomography and surgical outcomes of thoracoscope-assisted surgical stabilization of rib fractures in severe chest trauma.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Application of preoperative 3D printing in the internal fixation of posterior rib fractures with embracing device: a cohort study.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Commentary: Thoracoscopic-Assisted Rib Plating: Where We Are and What We Have Learned.Journal of chest surgery · 2023Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures Using Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.Journal of chest surgery · 2023Article
- Rib fracture management: A review of surgical stabilization, regional analgesia, and intercostal nerve cryoablation.Surgery in practice and science · 2022Review
- The Chinese consensus for surgical treatment of traumatic rib fractures 2021 (C-STTRF 2021).Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2021Review
- What is the optimal timing to perform surgical stabilization of rib fractures?Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Review
- When less is more: A minimally invasive, intrathoracic approach to surgical stabilization of rib fractures.Trauma case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) is now a common operation at most high-volume trauma centers. Increased experience with the procedure has spawned a variety of technical modifications to minimize incision length, muscle division, scapular retraction, and general tissue trauma. The ultimate example of such a minimally invasive approach is completely thoracoscopic SSRF, which refers to using a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) technique to both reduce and fixate rib fractures in an intra-thoracic fashion. The benefits of thoracoscopic SSRF may be divided broadly into those that relate to the repair of the rib fractures themselves, and those that relate to adjuncts to rib fracture repair. With respect to the former, theoretical benefits include improved visualization of rib fractures (particularly in posterior and sub-scapular locations), minimization of trauma to overlying muscles and nerves, minimization of trauma to intra-thoracic structures, and elimination of palpable plates. With respect to the latter, theoretical advantages include evacuation of retained hemothorax, guided placement of loco-regional anesthesia and chest tubes, and identification and repair of associated, intra-thoracic injuries. A VATS may also aid in trainee education. Despite these theoretical benefits, early attempts at thoracoscopic SSRF have been limited by both user inexperience and inadequate instrumentation. Furthermore, there are currently no data comparing the efficacy of completely thoracoscopic SSRF to either contemporary, minimally-invasive, extra-thoracic SSRF or non-operative management.
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