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Volume 124, Issue 4, Supplement, January 2003, Page 295S
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Surgical Management of Multiple Rib Fracture

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INTRODUCTION: Multiple rib fractures remain life-threatening injuries with considerable morbidity in survivors. There has been renewed enthusiasm for surgical fixation of rib fractures as reports suggest improved short and long-term outcomes. This case report illustrates the Medical College of Wisconsin approach to these injuries using plates to internally fixate the fractures.

CASE PRESENTATIONS: 49 year-old white male involved in motorcycle accident. Seen at outside institution, found to have

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