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ArticleCureus2023

Management of a Flail Chest Caused by Multiple Costosternal Fractures: A Case Report.

Zachary Taylor, Jeremy Miller, Danielle Z Azani, Brian Patterson, Andrew McCague

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In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zachary TaylorMedicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, USA.
Jeremy MillerSurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.
Danielle Z AzaniGeneral Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.
Brian PattersonSurgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Andrew McCagueTrauma and Acute Care Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center · USDesert Regional Medical Center · USPacific Northwest University of Health Sciences · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Costochondral separation is a rare consequence of blunt thoracic trauma and can lead to life-threatening complications such as a flail chest. The diagnosis of costochondral separation remains challenging due to the obscurity of the condition on chest radiographs. Surgical rib fixation is a viable treatment option and research regarding its effectiveness and long-term benefits is promising but still evolving. Here, we discuss a case of flail chest caused by multiple costosternal fractures definitively managed with surgical rib fixation.

Indexed as

costochondral separationflail chestrib fracturesurgical rib fixationthoracic trauma

Identifiers

PMID38274933
PMCPMC10808774
OpenAlexW4390205569

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