Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis
We report the case of a 71-year-old male who initially presented with urosepsis and was found to have a rib fracture of his right 6th rib with a flail segment and an associated abscess. Given the concern for infection, surgical rib fixation with titanium plating was not pursued during the washout of...
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| Main Authors: | Krishna Patel, Anthony N. Rizzo, John Bach, William DeVoe |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Trauma Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644024000190 |
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