Latissimus muscle sparing approach to subscapular rib fracture plating

Surgical stabilization of fractured ribs has been shown to improve trauma related outcomes, however the procedure itself can be a source of morbidity. This report details two cases of latissimus dorsi muscle sparing sub-scapular multi-rib fracture plating. We combined several techniques to make this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ian A. Makey, Samuel Jacob, Magdy M. El-Sayed Ahmed, Si Pham, Kevin Landolfo, Mathew Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644019300810