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  • Title: Operative treatment of chest wall injuries: indications, technique, and outcomes.
    Author: Lafferty PM, Anavian J, Will RE, Cole PA.
    Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Am; 2011 Jan 05; 93(1):97-110. PubMed ID: 21209274.
    Abstract:
    Most injuries to the chest wall with residual deformity do not result in long-term respiratory dysfunction unless they are associated with pulmonary contusion. Indications for operative fixation include flail chest, reduction of pain and disability, a chest wall deformity or defect, symptomatic nonunion, thoracotomy for other indications, and open fractures. Operative indications for chest wall injuries are rare.
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