%0 Journal Article
%T Early fixation versus conservative therapy of multiple, simple rib fractures (FixCon): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
%A Akkie N. Ringburg
%A Albert F. Pull ter Gunne
%A Dagmar I. Vos
%A Elvira R. Flikweert
%A Erik R. De Loos
%A Esther M. M. Van Lieshout
%A Gust Van Montfort
%A Jefrey Vermeulen
%A Jonne T. H. Prins
%A Mathieu M. E. Wijffels
%A Michael H. J. Verhofstad
%A Pieter J. Van Huijstee
%A Roeland H. Den Boer
%A Suzanne Polinder
%A Taco J. Blokhuis
%A W. Richard Spanjersberg
%J Archive of "World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES".
%D 2019
%R 10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x
%X Pneumonia flow diagram, as designed by the CDC [42]. For further details of the flow chart, see the website of the CDC [42
%K Rib fractures
%K Non-flail rib fractures
%K Operative fixation
%K Nonoperative treatment
%K Pneumonia
%K Cost-effectiveness
%K Quality of life
%K RCT
%K Randomized controlled trial
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6668138/