naa a22 4500 510760252 CHVBK 20180411083136.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11420-012-9282-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11420-012-9282-z Successful Treatment of a Recalcitrant Pleural Effusion with Rib Fracture Fixation [Elektronische Daten] [Benjamin Taylor, Bruce French] Pulmonary complications of rib fractures typically occur in the immediate postinjury period, as a result of the forces causing the injury or subsequent rib fracture displacement. Pneumothorax, hemothorax, pulmonary contusions, or parenchymal lacerations are frequently seen with significant chest wall trauma. Hemopneumothorax is typically treated with tube thoracostomy, and full resolution of the pleural injury is expected; continued pleural fluid accumulation despite these measures is unanticipated, rare, and quite problematic. We report a case of hemorrhagic pleural effusion after rib fractures that were recurrent despite several tube thoracostomies and computed tomography-guided aspirations. The patient subsequently underwent operative fixation of her rib fractures, with successful resolution of her symptomatic pleural effusion. Hospital for Special Surgery, 2012 rib fracture nationallicence flail chest nationallicence pleural effusion nationallicence rib fixation nationallicence chest wall injury nationallicence Taylor Benjamin Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Grant Medical Center, 285 East State Street, Suite 500, 43215, Columbus, OH, USA aut French Bruce Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Grant Medical Center, 285 East State Street, Suite 500, 43215, Columbus, OH, USA aut HSS Journal ® Springer-Verlag 9/1(2013-02-01), 96-99 1556-3316 9:1<96 2013 9 11420 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-012-9282-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-012-9282-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Taylor Benjamin Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Grant Medical Center, 285 East State Street, Suite 500, 43215, Columbus, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- French Bruce Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Grant Medical Center, 285 East State Street, Suite 500, 43215, Columbus, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- HSS Journal ® Springer-Verlag 9/1(2013-02-01), 96-99 1556-3316 9:1<96 2013 9 11420 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer