Prospective Study of Video-assisted Rib Planting in Chest Wall Stabilization

Give the patient intercostal nerve block and laryngeal mask anesthesia, after that, put the patient in lateral position. Make a 4-6cm posterolateral incision along the lower edge of the scapula，sever latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior and reach the rib surface. Lift the scapula with the abdominal retractor (or xiphoid retractor), Free adhesion tissue inside the scapula and put in the thoracoscopic lens. Free the tissue of the upper and lower edges of the ribs carefully, reset ribs and insert rib plate, which is fixed by 90° electric drill and locking screw.