Multidisciplinary Approach to Lifesaving Measures in the Elderly Individuals With Flail Chest Injury With ORIF of Rib Fractures

In this case report, we present 2 cases of flail chest in geriatric patients after severe blunt chest trauma, which were treated at the University Hospital Innsbruck (Level I Trauma Center and Tyrolean Geriatric Fracture Center) by a multidisciplinary team of physicians from anesthesia, intensive ca...

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Published inGeriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation Vol. 3
Main Authors Michael Zegg, Christian Kammerlander, Stefan Schmid, Tobias Roth, Ursula Kammerlander-Knauer, Markus Gosch, Thomas J. Luger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published SAGE Publishing 01.12.2012
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Summary:In this case report, we present 2 cases of flail chest in geriatric patients after severe blunt chest trauma, which were treated at the University Hospital Innsbruck (Level I Trauma Center and Tyrolean Geriatric Fracture Center) by a multidisciplinary team of physicians from anesthesia, intensive care, trauma surgery, and acute geriatrics. We want to point out the benefit of a multidisciplinary approach in geriatric patients with flail chest.
ISSN:2151-4585
2151-4593
DOI:10.1177/2151458513476297