Age and Injury Burden, Not Frailty, Are Associated With Surgical Stabilization of Non-Flail Rib Fractures in Older Adults

Elana Maccou, Jacqueline Lamm, Mattie Thomas, Laura Reparaz, Deborah Hurley, Christopher M. Watson, Michael Fitzgerald, Phillip J. Prest, Jeremy M. Reeves, Jacob Hessey

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DOI: 10.1177/00031348261491335
Published: 2026-11-02
Container: The American Surgeon™
Publisher: SAGE Publications
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@article{allodium:10.1177/00031348261491335,
  title = {Age and Injury Burden, Not Frailty, Are Associated With Surgical Stabilization of Non-Flail Rib Fractures in Older Adults},
  author = {Elana Maccou and Jacqueline Lamm and Mattie Thomas and Laura Reparaz and Deborah Hurley and Christopher M. Watson and Michael Fitzgerald and Phillip J. Prest and Jeremy M. Reeves and Jacob Hessey},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The American Surgeon™},
  doi = {10.1177/00031348261491335},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261491335}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Age and Injury Burden, Not Frailty, Are Associated With Surgical Stabilization of Non-Flail Rib Fractures in Older Adults
AU  - Elana Maccou
AU  - Jacqueline Lamm
AU  - Mattie Thomas
AU  - Laura Reparaz
AU  - Deborah Hurley
AU  - Christopher M. Watson
AU  - Michael Fitzgerald
AU  - Phillip J. Prest
AU  - Jeremy M. Reeves
AU  - Jacob Hessey
PY  - 2026
JO  - The American Surgeon™
DO  - 10.1177/00031348261491335
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Maccou, E., Lamm, J., Thomas, M., Reparaz, L., Hurley, D., Watson, C. M., Fitzgerald, M., Prest, P. J., Reeves, J. M., & Hessey, J. (2026). Age and Injury Burden, Not Frailty, Are Associated With Surgical Stabilization of Non-Flail Rib Fractures in Older Adults. The American Surgeon™. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261491335

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