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Technique for the management of anterior flail chest

Thorax (1979) 34(2) 247-248
DOI: 10.1136/thx.34.2.247
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Abstract

A technique for the management of anterior flail chest consisting of osteosynthesis and the positioning of two long Kirschner wires behind the sternum in the form of a St. Andrew's cross is described. The procedure is easy to perform, the patient is ambulant early, and the results are good.

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Guernelli, N., Bragaglia, R. B., Briccoli, A., Mastrorilli, M., & Vecchi, R. (1979). Technique for the management of anterior flail chest. Thorax, 34(2), 247–248. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.34.2.247

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