Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis

We report the case of a 71-year-old male who initially presented with urosepsis and was found to have a rib fracture of his right 6th rib with a flail segment and an associated abscess. Given the concern for infection, surgical rib fixation with titanium plating was not pursued during the washout of...

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Main Authors: Krishna Patel, Anthony N. Rizzo, John Bach, William DeVoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644024000190
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