ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2022
Surgical treatment of costal cartilage fractures with titanium plate internal fixation.
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- Biomechanics of chest wall injury: implications for surgical stabilization and failure prevention.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Two-center retrospective study comparing intramedullary and plate fixation for rib fractures on safety and cost-effectiveness.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Breaking waves and cartilage: Surgical management of costal cartilage injuries in surfing-related trauma.Trauma case reports · 2025Article
- Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Review
- Bilateral costal cartilage fractures sustained in the gym during repeated bench press exercises.Trauma case reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aim to evaluate surgical procedures for titanium plate internal fixation of costal cartilage fractures with displacement or nonunion.
methodsFrom January 2019 to October 2020, 13 patients with costal cartilage fractures were treated with titanium plate internal fixation in the thoracic surgery department of the Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital. Pain severity scale scores and respiratory function were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively. All the patients had a 6-month follow-up for treatment evaluation.
resultsThe mean hospital length of stay was 10.7 days. A statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) was found between preoperative and postoperative pain severity scores (7.69 vs. 5.00). VC (24.6% vs. 44.5%) and FEV1 (25.3% vs. 44.0%) were also significantly different before operation and after operation (P < 0.05). At follow-up, healing of the nonunion or fracture was confirmed in all the cases.
conclusionThe rigid titanium plate application ensured a safe and easy management of costal cartilage fractures and nonunion with a good prognosis as compared with other methods.
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