Joshua G. Sanchez

Rib Plating Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Flail Chest: Comparison of Adverse Events in More than 12,500 Patients

Introduction: Guidelines for flail chest, defined as three or more segmental rib fractures, remain largely consensus based with variable supporting evidence. Prior work suggests that surgical management may reduce mortality and pulmonary complications, although existing data are often underpowered and include nonflail...