Stabilisation of chronic flail chest: a novel approach of surgical fixation and osteogenesis

I E Konstantinov; P Saxena; D J Wood

doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102541

Stabilisation of chronic flail chest: a novel approach of surgical fixation and osteogenesis

Thorax. 2009 Mar;64(3):265-6. doi: 10.1136/thx.2008.102541.

Authors

I E Konstantinov¹, P Saxena, D J Wood

Affiliation

¹ University of Western Australia, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. konstantinov.igor@alumni.mayo.edu

PMID: 19252022
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.102541

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / therapeutic use*
Flail Chest / drug therapy
Flail Chest / etiology
Flail Chest / surgery*
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
Fractures, Bone / surgery*
Humans
Male
Osteogenesis / drug effects*
Rib Fractures / drug therapy
Rib Fractures / surgery*

Substances

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
osteogenic protein 1 putty, recombinant human