Clinical application of new minimally invasive external fixation stent in the treatment of rib fractures

ObjectiveTo explore the clinical application of a new minimally invasive external fixation stent in the treatment of rib fractures(fracture number < 3).

MethodsThe clinical data of 24 patients with rib fractures(fracture number < 3)were analyzed.The patients were randomly divided into the observation and control group.The observation group was treated with new minimally invasive external fixation stent, while the control group was treated with conservative method.The analgesic drug dosage, chest pain VAS score and complications were compared between two groups.

ResultsThe analgesic drug dosage in observation group after 15d of operation was significantly lower than that in control group(P < 0.05).The VAS scores in two gorups after 5, 10 and 15d of operation significantly decreased, and the postoperative VAS scores in two groups were significnatly lower than that before opertaion(P < 0.01).The VAS scores in observation group were lower than those in control group after 5 and 10d of operation(P < 0.05).No local infection, pulmonary infection, hemopneumothorax occurred in two groups.

ConclusionsThe treatment of rib fractures(fracture number < 3)with new minimally invasive external fixation stent is effective with small trauma, which can relieve the pain of patients, and reduce the dosage of analgesic drug.