Geriatric Rib Fixation
Did you know that less than 1% of geriatric patients are offered a muscle sparing minimally invasive thoracotomy rib fixation versus medical management?
Rib Fractures and Plating
This presentation is for medical professionals and may have content not suitable for minors or non-medical viewers.
Rib Fractures and Plating Speaker Francis Ali-Osman, MD, discusses innovations in operative rib fixation. Dr. Ali-Osman indicates that rib fractures are associated in 25% of traumatic deaths, and the complications of a rib fracture remain morbidity and mortality.
