Hardware failure for anterior chest wall and costal cartilage injuries: A single-center experience.

Background: Often missed in blunt chest wall injury, costal cartilage injuries can cause chest wall instability, refractory pain, and deformity. Notably, there is only a small amount of evidence regarding hardware performance when applied to costal cartilage. In a prior multicenter study, hardware failure rate was found to be approximately 3% following surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRFs) for all fracture locations.