Fig. 3
From: An assessment of outcomes with intramedullary fixation of fractured ribs
Intramedullary splint in the 7th rib with movement of the lateral fracture segment inferiorly and cut through of the intramedullary splint through the superior cortex. The splint was removed and the fracture site excised with good resolution of symptoms. This patient underwent delayed rib fixation and it can be seen that all of the fixed ribs are not perfectly aligned with inferior displacement of the lateral rib fracture end