Tainan Chi Mei Medical Center trauma thoracic surgeon Su Yingjie said nearly 70% of the rib fractures caused by trauma
Tainan has a 68-year-old woman surnamed Wang, in a car accident at the end of April this year, the emergency sent to a neighboring hospital emergency, due to multiple traumatic injuries, followed by another referral to the Chi Mei Medical Center for treatment, nearly a month of the time in a bed-ridden state, in addition to the fracture of ribs, liver also due to impact injuries. The first step in the process is to make sure that you have the right tools for the job, and that you have the right tools for the job.
Nearly 70% of rib fractures are caused by trauma in car accidents
Tainan Chimei Medical Center trauma thoracic surgeon Dr. Su Yingjie said that the vast majority of rib fractures are caused by trauma, and a small number of them are caused by metastasis of tumors or osteoporosis of the more serious people, which accounted for at least 70% of the car accidents, and then there is the fall from a height, the elderly fall, etc.
This is the first time a person has been in a car accident.
Titanium alloy bone nail bone plate treatment effect is good, short recovery period
People breathe about 20,000 times a day, once the rib fracture, the patient in the breathing movement, will produce severe pain. Dr. Su Yingjie further explained that the rib itself is no nerve, the rib surface has a layer of periosteum covering, periosteum is to bring circulation to the ribs, nutrition, while the upper attached muscles and nerves, so the rib fracture, which will lead to periosteum swelling, inflammation, which in turn produces pain, the patient up and down the bed, turn over, deep breathing, coughing, the upper limbs out of the force of the action, the muscle pulling will cause severe pain, so that the patient does not dare to vigorous The first step is to make sure that you are able to get the best out of your car, and that you are able to get the best out of your car, and that you are able to get the best out of your car.
Dr. Su Yingjie said that the traditional treatment of rib fractures is based on painkillers and conservative treatment, most patients will have long-term chronic pain, and even the loss of mobility, in recent years, medical advances, there is now a rib fracture of the locking bone nail bone plate, and the general orthopedic bone nail bone plate material is different, rib fracture fixation surgery, the fracture will still be due to the movement of the continuous breathing, so material The titanium alloy is strong enough to withstand daily pressure, allows some degree of displacement, and has an elasticity close to that of the rib cage, so it can be permanently placed without the need for surgical removal.
This titanium locking bone plate was used in the previous case of Ms. Wang, improving chronic pain, improving lung function, reducing pneumonia and complications, and reducing hospitalization days, as well as improving the patient's ability to exercise and work.
Rehabilitation after surgery for rapid recovery
Dr. Yingjie Su has completed six rib fracture fixation surgeries this year, and these six patients have recovered very well from surgery without complications and have been able to resume their normal lives, return to work, and significantly improve the patient's quality of life. The doctor reminded that after the surgery, the patients need to do more rehabilitation, more deep breathing, and should avoid postoperative wound infection.
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