A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial on the Surgery of Fractured Ribs
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Authors
- Jonathan D. Sugimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1761-328X)
- Darwin Ang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-6052)
- Donna Nayduch
- Huazhi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-6275)
- Jessica Brady
- Adel Elkbuli
- Mark McKenney
- Avery Nathens
- Jason Clark
- Stan Kurek
Institutions
- University of Central Florida (US)
- International Vaccine Institute (KR)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of South Florida (US)
- College of Central Florida (US)
- Orlando Regional Medical Center (US)
- Trident Technical College (US)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
- Cardiovascular Institute of Central Florida (US)
- Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance’s (US)
- Baylor Scott & White Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000007053
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00