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ArticleTrauma surgery & acute care open2024

Treatment approach for coexisting chest wall fractures and unstable thoracolumbar spine fractures in polytrauma patients requiring prone spine surgery.

Aymen Alqazzaz, Zan Naseer, Carl A Beyer, Jeremy W Cannon, Amrit Khalsa

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Article in Trauma surgery & acute care open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aymen AlqazzazDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-6698-5222
Zan NaseerDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Carl A BeyerDivision of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jeremy W CannonDivision of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2969-9316
Amrit KhalsaDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concomitant chest wall fractures (sternal and/or rib fractures) with unstable thoracolumbar fractures that require surgical fixation are rare but highly morbid injuries that mandate a multidisciplinary approach to treatment. There is limited evidence in the literature regarding optimal timing and order of surgical fixation of these patients with multiple injuries. Here, we present our experience with two patients at a single institution that demonstrates the challenges that present with this patient population. We advocate for earlier fixation of the chest wall fractures in the appropriately indicated patients, prior to prone positioning for spinal fixation.

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PMCPMC10961491
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