Surgical treatment of costal cartilage fractures with titanium plate internal fixation

This study aim to evaluate surgical procedures for titanium plate internal fixation of costal cartilage fractures with displacement or nonunion. From January 2019 to October 2020, 13 patients with costal cartilage fractures were treated with titanium plate internal fixation in the thoracic surgery d...

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Published in:Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 2022-03, Vol.17 (1), p.57-57, Article 57
Main Authors: Li, Yang, Zhao, Yonghong, Yang, Yi, Wu, Weiming, Guo, Xiang, Zhao, Tiancheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone healing
Bone Plates
Cartilage
Chest trauma
China
Costal cartilage fracture
Fixation
Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods
Fractures
Fractures, Cartilage
General anesthesia
Humans
Internal fixation
Internal fixation in fractures
Metal plates
Nonunion
Pain
Patients
Respiratory function
Statistical analysis
Surgery
Surgical implants
Thoracic surgery
Thorax
Titanium
Trauma
Values
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Summary:This study aim to evaluate surgical procedures for titanium plate internal fixation of costal cartilage fractures with displacement or nonunion. From 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. The mean hospital length of stay was 10.7 days. A statistically significant difference (P 
ISSN:1749-8090
1749-8090
DOI:10.1186/s13019-022-01801-1