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. 1979 Apr;34(2):247–248. doi: 10.1136/thx.34.2.247

Technique for the management of anterior flail chest.

N Guernelli, R B Bragaglia, A Briccoli, M Mastrorilli, R Vecchi
PMCID: PMC471047  PMID: 483193

Abstract

A technique for the management of anterior flail chest consisting of osteosynthesis and the positioning of two long Kirschner wires behind the sternum in the form of a St Andrew's cross is described. The procedure is easy to perform, the patient is ambulant early, and the results are good.

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