Early fixation versus conservative therapy of multiple, simple rib fractures (FixCon): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Mathieu M. E. Wijffels, Jonne T. H. Prins, Suzanne Polinder, Taco J. Blokhuis, Erik R. De Loos, Roeland H. Den Boer, Elvira R. Flikweert, Albert F. Pull ter Gunne, Akkie N. Ringburg, W. Richard Spanjersberg, Pieter J. Van Huijstee, Gust Van Montfort, Jefrey Vermeulen, Dagmar I. Vos, Michael H. J. Verhofstad, Esther M. M. Van Lieshout

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DOI: 10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x
Published: 2019-07-30
Container: World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x,
  title = {Early fixation versus conservative therapy of multiple, simple rib fractures (FixCon): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Mathieu M. E. Wijffels and Jonne T. H. Prins and Suzanne Polinder and Taco J. Blokhuis and Erik R. De Loos and Roeland H. Den Boer and Elvira R. Flikweert and Albert F. Pull ter Gunne and Akkie N. Ringburg and W. Richard Spanjersberg and Pieter J. Van Huijstee and Gust Van Montfort and Jefrey Vermeulen and Dagmar I. Vos and Michael H. J. Verhofstad and Esther M. M. Van Lieshout},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {World Journal of Emergency Surgery},
  doi = {10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Early fixation versus conservative therapy of multiple, simple rib fractures (FixCon): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
AU  - Mathieu M. E. Wijffels
AU  - Jonne T. H. Prins
AU  - Suzanne Polinder
AU  - Taco J. Blokhuis
AU  - Erik R. De Loos
AU  - Roeland H. Den Boer
AU  - Elvira R. Flikweert
AU  - Albert F. Pull ter Gunne
AU  - Akkie N. Ringburg
AU  - W. Richard Spanjersberg
AU  - Pieter J. Van Huijstee
AU  - Gust Van Montfort
AU  - Jefrey Vermeulen
AU  - Dagmar I. Vos
AU  - Michael H. J. Verhofstad
AU  - Esther M. M. Van Lieshout
PY  - 2019
JO  - World Journal of Emergency Surgery
DO  - 10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x
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Wijffels, M. M. E., Prins, J. T. H., Polinder, S., Blokhuis, T. J., Loos, E. R. D., Boer, R. H. D., Flikweert, E. R., Gunne, A. F. P. T., Ringburg, A. N., Spanjersberg, W. R., Huijstee, P. J. V., Montfort, G. V., Vermeulen, J., Vos, D. I., Verhofstad, M. H. J., & Lieshout, E. M. M. V. (2019). Early fixation versus conservative therapy of multiple, simple rib fractures (FixCon): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0258-x

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