Management of flail chest injury: Internal fixation versus endotracheal intubation and ventilation Zahoor Ahmed, FRCS, FICS, FACA, Zahoor Mohyuddin,

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Management of flail chest injury: Internal fixation versus endotracheal intubation and ventilation Zahoor Ahmed, FRCS, FICS, FACA, Zahoor Mohyuddin, FRCS, FACS, FICS, FICA The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 110, Issue 6, Pages 1676-1680 (December 1995) DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70030-7 Copyright © 1995 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Age and sex distribution of patients with flail chest injury. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1995 110, 1676-1680DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70030-7) Copyright © 1995 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Chest x-ray film showing pinned fractured ribs. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1995 110, 1676-1680DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70030-7) Copyright © 1995 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Comparison of cost effectiveness with two different methods of treatment in flail chest injury. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1995 110, 1676-1680DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70030-7) Copyright © 1995 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 4 Comparison of morbidity and mortality in two groups of patients with flail chest injury. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1995 110, 1676-1680DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70030-7) Copyright © 1995 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions