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This literature, problem-oriented historical review re-examines earlier rib fixation strategies in order to identify the mechanical and operative problems they were intended to solve, why many disappeared, and which principles remain relevant to contemporary SSRF practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A literature review was conducted focusing on historically important fixation techniques and conceptual milestones in the management of serious rib fractures and flail chest. PubMed\/MEDLINE and Google Scholar were searched from database inception to 19 March 2026 using terms related to rib fracture fixation, flail chest, SSRF, intramedullary fixation, and history. Studies were purposively selected if they described key fixation concepts, major shifts in management strategy, recurrent technical problems still seen in modern SSRF, or contemporary guideline context. Forty-seven articles were included and synthesized using a problem-based rather than purely chronological framework.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Across eras, rib fixation evolved around recurring challenges: (1) restoration of chest wall stability and thoracic continuity, (2) the tension between internal pneumatic stabilization by positive-pressure ventilation and structural repair, (3) difficult access to posterior, subscapular, and upper-rib fractures, (4) implant\u2013rib mismatch and preservation of the intercostal neurovascular bundle, and (5) a limited evidence base. Historical methods - including suture and wire cerclage, clamp-based plates, intramedullary devices, and percutaneous or limited-incision techniques - were early attempts to solve these problems rather than obsolete curiosities. Their main limitations were invasive exposure, bulky and excessively rigid implants, poor conformity to rib curvature, neurovascular irritation, and weak clinical evidence. The most important transition was conceptual: reframing rib fracture patterns as dynamic chest wall instability in which a static CT fracture map must be translated into an operative construct that restores functional thoracic mechanics while preserving the muscular and soft-tissue envelope.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Modern SSRF represents the maturation - not the replacement - of historical fixation concepts under improved biomechanical, biological, and evidentiary conditions. The lasting lessons are that fixation should target the mechanically relevant instability, balance stability with biological restraint, match access strategy to fracture location and chest wall anatomy, and expand indications selectively and discipline. Reinterpreting historical techniques through this problem-oriented lens may help refine current SSRF practice, avoid repetition of past errors with new implants, and guide future development of dynamic chest wall reconstruction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00068-026-03324-z","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,4]],"date-time":"2026-09-04T06:52:27Z","timestamp":1788504747000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["From rib fixation to dynamic chest wall reconstruction: historical lessons for modern surgical stabilization of rib fractures"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"David","family":"Sutori","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas W.","family":"White","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zachary M.","family":"Bauman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"SarahAnn S.","family":"Whitbeck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8962-2356","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christopher","family":"Spering","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,4]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"3324_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"33","DOI":"10.1186\/s13017-024-00559-2","volume":"18","author":"G Sermonesi","year":"2024","unstructured":"Sermonesi G, Bertelli R, Pieracci FM, et al. 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