Henley M B, Peter R E, Benirschke S K, Ashbaugh D
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle.
J Orthop Trauma. 1991;5(4):493-7. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199112000-00018.
A flail chest with a manubriosternal separation in a man with multiple injuries was treated with an external fixator applied to the sternum and the manubrium. Pain and ventilatory function were improved, permitting immediate postoperative extubation and prompt patient mobilization. The external fixator was removed after fracture union at 2 months. One year after injury, the patient's pulmonary function was normal. External fixation is an alternative to other methods of sternal fracture stabilization.
一名多处受伤的男性，其连枷胸合并胸骨柄胸骨分离，采用外固定器固定胸骨和胸骨柄进行治疗。疼痛和通气功能得到改善，术后可立即拔管并促使患者迅速活动。骨折在2个月愈合后拆除外固定器。受伤一年后，患者的肺功能正常。外固定是胸骨骨折稳定的其他方法的一种替代方案。
