Surgical stabilization of rib fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Fredric M Pieracci et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;89(2):272.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002751.

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A multicenter, prospective, controlled clinical trial of surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with severe, nonflail fracture patterns (Chest Wall Injury Society NONFLAIL).
Pieracci FM, Leasia K, Bauman Z, Eriksson EA, Lottenberg L, Majercik S, Powell L, Sarani B, Semon G, Thomas B, Zhao F, Dyke C, Doben AR. Pieracci FM, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Feb;88(2):249-257. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002559. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020. PMID: 31804414 Clinical Trial.

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