@article{30cd7b8b07174aaca07bfa4d482ac923,
title = "Open reduction and internal fixation of rib fractures in polytrauma patients with flail chest",
author = "Lori Defreest and Marcel Tafen and Avinash Bhakta and Ashar Ata and Stephen Martone and Owen Glotzer and Kevin Krautsak and Carl Rosati and Stain, \{Steven C.\} and Bonville, \{Daniel J.\}",
note = "Background Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of fractured ribs for flail chest is safe and effective but who is most likely to benefit is unknown. Our purpose is to compare ORIF with nonoperative management (NOM) in polytrauma patients. Methods Albany Medical Center Hospital Trauma Registry was queried for adult patients with flail chest admitted over 7 years.",
year = "2016",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/J.AMJSURG.2015.11.014",
language = "American English",
volume = "211",
journal = "American Journal of Surgery",
issn = "1879-1883",
number = "4",
}