• Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beijing Luhe Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, 101149, P.R.China;
WU Jun, Email: 13661239970@163.com
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Objective  To compare clinical outcomes between the performed titanium locking plate and nickel-titanium memory alloy embracing fixator for the treatment of multiple rib fractures, and to select a better internal fixator for multiple rib fractures. Methods  A total of 206 consecutive patients with multiple rib fractures were admitted to Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Beijing Luhe Hospital of Capital Medical University from October 2011 to September 2016. According to different treatment strategies, the patients were divided into 2 groups: a performed titanium locking plate group (a titanium plate group, n=105) and a nickel-titanium memory alloy embracing fixator group (an embracing fixator group, n=101). There were 82 males and 23 females with a mean age of 46.5±9.7 years ranging from 23 to 65 years in the titanium plate group, and 83 males and 18 females with a mean age of 44.7±10.3 years ranging from 19 to 63 years in the embracing fixator group. The preoperative data, curative outcomes, visual analogue scale (VAS) and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. Results  There was no statistical difference in the preoperative data between the two groups, and all patients successfully completed the operation. Compared with the embracing fixator group, the incision length and operation time were shorter, intraoperative bleeding and VAS score were less, and curative outcome was better in the titanium plate group. Conclusion  The performed titanium locking plate has a great advantage in the clinic, which can be preferred.

Citation: HAO Yi, WU Jun, WANG Lijie, SUN Lin, YANG Haiping, WANG Yanyu, LI Weiqiang, ZHANG Jianpeng, CHEN Lin, ZHANG Zhenhua. Performed titanium locking plate versus nickel-titanium memory alloy embracing fixator in the treatment of multiple rib fractures . Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2018, 25(5): 397-400. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201703033 Copy

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