The Role of Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis in Rib Fixation: A Review

More than a century ago, the first scientific report was published about fracture fixation with plates. During the 1950’s, open reduction and plate fixation for fractures were standardized by the founders of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für osteosynthesefragen/Association for the Study of Internal Fixation...

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Main Authors: Michael Bemelman, Mark van Baal, Jian Zhang Yuan, Luke Leenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016-02-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.1