In response to: A multicenter, prospective, controlled clinical trial of surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with severe, NONFLAIL fracture patterns (Chest Wall Injury Society NONFLAIL)

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Adel Elkbuli et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;89(4):e122-e123.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002845.

¹ Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Department of Surgery Kendall Regional Medical Center Miami, Florida.

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Authors' Response to letter by Elkbuli et al.
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 Oct;89(4):e123-e124. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002844. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020. PMID: 32618966 No abstract available.

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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