Reconsidering rib fixation: is a complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approach the future for surgical
Jean H T Daemen1, Koen C H A Verkoulen1, Lars Geenen1
1Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Journal of Thoracic Disease
|September 15, 2025
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