Fixing Ribs and Fixin’ Ribs

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!

This week, we chat with Dr. Evert Eriksson, MD (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC) about his longtime love of surgical rib fixation and a new love in fixin' ribs smoker-style. Herein lies some critical information for each rib fixing type and the age-old debate: do you take your ribs fall-off-the-bone, or do you like to work for your meat?

Grab a rib, pull up a chair, and dig in!