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The median number of ribs involved was three (range, two to seven). Flail segment stabilization was performed in nine, and 15 were treated with no stabilization. Statistical analysis using multiple data permutations evaluating all combinations failed to reveal a significant difference in outcome between stabilized and unstabilized cases.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5326\/0380315","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,15]],"date-time":"2014-09-15T12:22:33Z","timestamp":1410783753000},"page":"315-320","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":33,"title":["Clinical Management of Flail Chest in Dogs and Cats: A Retrospective Study of 24 Cases (1989\u20131999)"],"prefix":"10.5326","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"Dennis","family":"Olsen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison Avenue, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5606"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Walter","family":"Renberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison Avenue, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5606"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jamis","family":"Perrett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison Avenue, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5606"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joe G.","family":"Hauptman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison Avenue, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5606"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Don R.","family":"Waldron","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison Avenue, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5606"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eric","family":"Monnet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison Avenue, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5606"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3280","reference":[{"key":"R1","series-title":"Comp Cont Ed Pract Vet","first-page":"65","volume":"15","year":"1993","unstructured":"Anderson M, Payne JT, Mann FA, Constantinescu GM. 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