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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| description | 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 his abscess and instead, he successfully underwent rib fracture stabilization with bilateral suture transfixation. He was continued on a prolonged course of antibiotics for Klebsiella pneumonia osteomyelitis and was discharged uneventfully with optimal pain control and adequate respiratory effort. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fe01ad7f59fb49b889d855a0af306ee72025-08-20T03:20:33ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402024-06-015110099610.1016/j.tcr.2024.100996Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitisKrishna Patel0Anthony N. Rizzo1John Bach2William DeVoe3Corresponding author at: General Surgery, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, 3535 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214, USA.; Surgery, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus 43214, USASurgery, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus 43214, USASurgery, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus 43214, USASurgery, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus 43214, USAWe 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 his abscess and instead, he successfully underwent rib fracture stabilization with bilateral suture transfixation. He was continued on a prolonged course of antibiotics for Klebsiella pneumonia osteomyelitis and was discharged uneventfully with optimal pain control and adequate respiratory effort.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644024000190Rib fractureOsteomyelitisKlebsiellaSurgical rib fixationSSRFSuture |
| spellingShingle | Krishna Patel Anthony N. Rizzo John Bach William DeVoe Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis Trauma Case Reports Rib fracture Osteomyelitis Klebsiella Surgical rib fixation SSRF Suture |
| title | Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis |
| title_full | Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis |
| title_fullStr | Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis |
| title_short | Suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with Klebsiella osteomyelitis |
| title_sort | suture fixation of traumatic rib fracture flail segment with klebsiella osteomyelitis |
| topic | Rib fracture Osteomyelitis Klebsiella Surgical rib fixation SSRF Suture |
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