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Case Report
Stabilisation of chronic flail chest: a novel approach of surgical fixation and osteogenesis
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  1. I E Konstantinov1,
  2. P Saxena1,
  3. D J Wood2
  1. 1
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  2. 2
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  1. Dr I E Konstantinov, University of Western Australia, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; konstantinov.igor{at}alumni.mayo.edu

Abstract

A patient with chronic flail chest, severe persistent pain and chest wall deformity was successfully managed with open reduction and internal fixation of the ribs and application of a novel osteogenic protein.

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2008.102541

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    • Competing interests: None.