目的探討可吸收肋骨釘與記憶合金接骨板內固定兩種方法治療多發性肋骨骨折的效果。 方法回顧性分析2009年1月至2014年1月在上海市第六人民醫院胸外科行手術內固定的胸部外傷致多根多處肋骨骨折患者321例的臨床資料，其中可吸收肋骨釘組70例，其中男62例、女8例，年齡（48.54±9.74）歲；記憶合金接骨板組251例，其中男187例、女64例，年齡（51.44±10.22）歲。分析兩組患者療效差異。 結果兩組患者術前疼痛評分（7.74±0.89 vs.7.66±0.92）、術后疼痛評分（3.80±0.79 vs.3.82±0.85），術后胸腔引流時間[（6.00±2.84）d vs.（5.68±2.98）d]差異均無統計學意義（P>0.05）。記憶合金接骨板組住院時間[（20.06±7.39）d vs.（17.77±7.68）d]，及手術時間（101.29±30.67）min vs.（71.95±29.50）min]均短于可吸收肋骨釘組，且差異有統計學意義（P＜0.05)。術后3個月隨訪復查胸部X線，兩組患者骨折再移位差異無統計學意義。 結論可吸收肋骨釘與記憶合金接骨板均是治療多發性肋骨骨折較理想的術式，記憶合金接骨板手術操作更為簡單，可吸收肋骨釘手術無需在體內留置金屬內固定裝置，但固定強度較接骨板略差，應根據情況選擇合適的內固定方法。
Objective To investigate the tunnel-type open reduction and internal fixation of rib fractures (ORIF) with titanium locking plate in traumatic rib fractures. Methods Clinical data of 10 patients with multiple rib fractures from June 2016 to January 2017 in the Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University were analyzed. There were 6 males and 4 males with an average age of 38.5±9.0 years (range, 30–63 years). All patients underwent emergency treatment, chest CT and ultrasound examination before they admitted to the hospital. According to rib fractures and injuries, patients were given the tunnel-type ORIF of rib fractures with titanium locking plates, the chest tube and negative suction drainage. The patients were followed up over three months. Results All patients were cured. There was no complication during follow-up. No wound infection and death occurred. Postoperative three-month follow-up showed that chest pain was significantly relieved without pulmonary atelectasis and pleural effusion or other complications. Conclusion Tunnel-type internal fixation of rib fractures with titanium locking plates is effective, which can quickly restore the stability and integrity of the thorax. Surgical procedure is simple and can get fast postoperative recovery to improve the patient's quality of life.
ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy and safety of internal rib fixation for patients with multiple rib fractures. MethodsA total of 141 patients with multiple rib fractures who were admitted to Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University between January 2010 and January 2013 and whose chest trauma score (AIS-ISS) was 9-20 (16±2) were recruited in this study. Using the random number generator of SPSS, all the patients were randomly divided into an internal fixation group [69 patients including 41 males and 28 females with their age of 25-61 (37±4) years] who underwent internal rib fixation, and a control group [72 patients including 43 males and 29 females with their age of 24-63 (35±5) years] who received conservative therapy. Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) patients' satisfaction degree with thoracic appearance,incidence of lung infection,pain-relieving efficacy,postoperative chest drainage duration and length of hospital stay were compared between the 2 groups. ResultsPlasma CRP levels of the internal fixation group were not statistically different from those of the control group in 1-3 days after injury (P>0.05) but were significantly lower than those of the control group in 4-12 days after injury (P<0.05). Patients' satisfaction degree with thoracic appearance (97.1% vs. 48.6%,P<0.05) and pain-relieving efficiency (91.3% vs. 68.1%,P<0.05) of the internal fixation group were significantly higher than those of the control group. Incidence of lung infection of the internal fixation group was significantly lower than that of the control group(11.6% vs. 37.5%,P<0.01). Postoperative chest drainage duration [(3±2) d vs. (7±4) d,P<0.05] and length of hospital stay [(9±4) d vs. (15±7) d,P<0.05] of the internal fixation group were significantly shorter than those of the control group. ConclusionsFor patients with multiple rib fractures and stable vital signs,internal fixation surgery is helpful to shorten length of hospital stay, relieve chest pain and improve thoracic appearance. It can also reduce lung inflammation and increase surgical safety so as to improve treatment outcomes of multiple rib fractures.
Objective To study the indications, methods, and therapeutic effect of absorbable rib-connecting-pins fixation in the treatment of multi ple rib fractures. Methods Between March 2007 and September 2009, 40 patients with multiple rib fractures received internal fixation with absorbable rib-connecting-pins, including 8 one-side flail chest and 1 twoside flail chest. There were 32 males and 8 females with an average age of 39.8 years (range, 25-72 years). The injury was caused by traffic accident in 32 cases, fall ing from height in 6 cases, and blunt hitting in 2 cases. Preoperatively, imaging data of the chest X-ray or spiral CT three-dimensional (3D) examination showed that all patients had multiple ribs fractures and displacement. The number of fractured ribs was 4-10 (median, 6), and the fracture location ranged from the 2nd to the10th ribs. Of them, 28 cases were accompanied by hemathorax, pneumathorax or hemopneumothorax; 5 cases by thoracic organ injury; and 10 cases byother part trauma. The time from injury to hospital ization was less than 1 day in 26 cases, 1-3 days in 12 cases, and 3-6 days in 2 cases, and the time from hospital ization to operation was 3 hours to 3 days (mean, 1.2 days). Results The median fixation rib number was 5 (range, 3-8). The mean operative time, the time in bed, and hospital ization days were 32 minutes (range, 15-50 minutes), 4.5 days (range, 2-7 days), and 11.2 days (range, 5-18 days), respectively. All incisions healed by first intention. No pulmonary infection, pulmonary atelectasis, intrathoracic infection or other compl ications occurred. All cases were followedup 6-12 months (mean, 8 months). PaO2 [(86.6 ± 2.2) mmHg (1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa)] and SpO2 (97.2% ± 0.6%) at 2 hours after operation were obviously improved when compared with preoperative ones [PaO2 (53.6 ± 4.7) mm Hg and SpO2 (86.2% ± 1.8%)], showing significant differences (t=2.971, P=0.005; t=2.426, P=0.020). The chest X-ray films or spiral CT 3D indicated that fracture of rib healed within 3-6 months (mean, 4.5 months) after operation. Conclusion Severe collapsed chest wall orflail chest caused by fracture of multiple ribs should be treated by absorbable rib-connecting-pins, which is a simple, firm, and effective method.
Objectives To systematically review the efficacy of conservative treatment and open reduction with internal fixation for multiple rib fractures. Methods We searched WanFang Data, CNKI, VIP, PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library and Web of Science from inception to December 2017 to collect studies on conservative treatment and open reduction with internal fixation for multiple rib fractures. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. RevMan 5.3 software was used for meta-analysis. Results A total of 16 studies were included, involving 1 374 patients, 723 patients in the surgical group and 651 patients in the conservative group. The meta-analysis showed that the length of stay in the ICU (MD=–3.41, 95%CI –4.92 to –2.43, P<0.000 01), total length of stay (MD=–7.60, 95 %CI–10.67 to–4.53,P<0.000 01), incidence of pulmonary arylene (RR=0.40, 95%CI 0.29 to 0.54,P<0.000 01), incidence of lung infections (RR=0.43, 95%CI 0.30 to 0.61,P<0.000 01), and incidence of chest wall malformation (RR=0.05, 95%CI 0.03 to 0.11,P<0. 0.000 01) in the surgical group were superior to the conservative group. Conclusions Compared with conservative treatment, open reduction with internal fixation can significantly improve the recovery time of patients with multiple rib fractures, reduce hospitalization time, the incidence of perioperative complications, and significantly enhance the prognosis of patients, which is more conducive to the rehabilitation of patients.