Fig. 2
From: Management of patients with flail chest by surgical fixation using claw-type titanium plate
One typical case of rib fracture before and after surgical fixation. a-b, a 3- dimensional reconstruction CT image showing fractured rib before surgery. (c-d), a 3-dimensional reconstruction CT image after the surgery. (e), a chest CT image showing fractured rib before the surgery. (f), a chest CT image showing fractured rib after the surgery. Collapse of the thorax is corrected after the surgical fixation