Trauma

Overview

Brian D. Kim, M.D., a trauma surgeon and adult trauma medical director at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, demonstrates rib stabilization in a patient with fractured ribs 5 and 6. The video presents the following steps:

• Preoperative imaging
• Incision
• Exposure
• Fracture reduction
•  Fixation with plates and screws
• Chest tube insertion
• Pain control and closure
• Postoperative chest X-ray