Rib fixation still helps: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures in traumatic brain injury, a TQIP Study.
BACKGROUND Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) has been associated with lower odds of mortality and reduced pulmonary morbidity in patients with chest trauma, but its role in patients with concomitant traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains controversial. We hypothesized that TBI phenotype modifies the associat...