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Title: | Design of an innovative implant for rib fracture stabilisation |
Authors: | Mallia, Keith Casha, Aaron Farrugia, Philip |
Keywords: | Ribs -- Surgery Implants, Artificial -- Design and construction -- Evaluation Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Rib fractures Product design -- Evaluation |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | iSMIT |
Citation: | Mallia, K., Casha, A., & Farrugia, P. (2017). Design of an innovative implant for rib fracture stabilisation. In Proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology, Turin, Italy. |
Abstract: | Introduction: Rib fractures are the most common injury that is sustained in the chest area. These occur in the elderly, adults and youths due to blunt chest trauma. Ribs are responsible for healthy respiration, and protect vital organs such as the heart, lungs and arteries. Treating rib fractures comes down to an adequate stabilisation of the fracture site until the bones heal In this paper, an innovative approach to rib fracture stabilization is proposed. The designed implant focuses on an effective and efficient surgery by adopting the approach of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS). Moreover, the implant’s design ensures that the surgery is simple, safe and results in less pain to the patients. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/105458 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEngIME |
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