Adams J W, Hazard P B, Gooch J B
Chest. 1987 Jul;92(1):185-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.92.1.185.
Although pulmonary disability is usually minimal following total sternectomy, the potential for remote complications exists. We present a case of severe respiratory failure resulting from simple rib fractures occurring two years after sternectomy for sternal osteomyelitis. Respiratory failure resulted from flail chest due to the combination of acute rib fracture and the lack of anterior fixation of the thoracic cage.
虽然全胸骨切除术后肺部功能障碍通常很轻微，但仍存在远期并发症的可能性。我们报告一例在因胸骨骨髓炎行胸骨切除术后两年发生单纯肋骨骨折，进而导致严重呼吸衰竭的病例。呼吸衰竭是由于急性肋骨骨折与胸廓前部固定缺失相结合导致连枷胸所致。
