Medico-Economic Analysis of Management of Flail Chest Between Medical Treatment and Surgical Treatment With Stracos (EMVOLS)
Polytraumatises With Rib Fractures
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Polytraumatises With Rib Fractures
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with flail chest including bifocal fracture of three or more consecutive ribs in at least two places with or without paradoxical movement
- The surgical procedure was performed in the first 48 hours after admission
- pathology with prognosis for survival 6-month-old inferior
Exclusion Criteria:
- Paraplegia or Tetraplegia
- Patients having the necessity of neurosurgical treatment or reanimation of neurosurgical
- Aorta hematoma or rupture
- ß-HCG positive in women
- titanium allergy
Sites / Locations
- Hospital University of PoitiersRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Surgical treatment with Stracos
Medical treatment
The patient was placed in the lateral decubitus position. The procedure involved a curvilinear thoracic incision overlying the center of the fractured segments. The intercostal muscles were dissected off the rib on its superior aspect away from the fracture site, and the fracture was then reduced. The investigators then chose the most suitable Stracos, which is to be found in two available sizes, 6 or 9 claws, according to the length of the fracture. The clip chosen was molded according to the shape of the corresponding rib and the claws were crimped using special pliers on and around the fractured rib.The investigators treated only one rib out of two with Stracos, and as for displaced or comminuted fractures, the adjacent rib was wrapped using vicryl suture on the osteosynthesis rib.