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The Use of Novel Adopters for Acute Rib Fixation in Critical Chest Trauma, Undertaken by Orthopaedic Surgeons: an Observational Cohort Study Cover

The Use of Novel Adopters for Acute Rib Fixation in Critical Chest Trauma, Undertaken by Orthopaedic Surgeons: an Observational Cohort Study

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Volume 1 (2015): Issue 3 (July 2015)
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|Aug 2015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2015-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
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Language: English
Page range: 96 - 101
Submitted on: May 15, 2015
Accepted on: Jul 5, 2015
Published online: Aug 6, 2015
Published in print: May 1, 2015
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Flail chest,
rib fracture,
MatrixRIB implant,
osteosynthesis,
early results,
cohort study
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Internal medicine, other,
Surgery,
Surgery, other,
Anaesthesiology,
Emergency medicine and intensive-care medicine

© 2015 Paul J. Jermin, James Perry, Sanjay Kalra, Elizabeth Flockton, Henry K. Rourke, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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