Dr. Carlos Fernandez, a trauma and critical care surgeon at Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy, demonstrates the plates and tools used in rib plating, a relatively new technique being ...

Barbara Werley is a master sommelier, a trained wine steward, but a hit and run traffic accident nearly killed her and almost ended her career. With multiple broken ribs, every breath was painful. “I ...

If you’ve ever fractured a rib, you know one thing: It hurts. A lot. And with every single breath. That’s because you can’t immobilize your ribs, like you would a wrist, arm, ankle or leg, while the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ascension St. Vincent Hospital on the northside of Indianapolis is the only hospital in the state using laparoscopic surgery to repair broken ribs. “Maybe a few years ago, if you ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Governor Jim Pillen underwent a successful rib fixation surgery on Christmas day at Nebraska Medicine after he was injured in a horseback riding accident near Columbus. The four ...

Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) will undergo a rib fixation procedure on Thursday after a horse bucked him off on Sunday. Pillen, 68, will need to be under anesthesia while doctors install metal plates to ...