Surgeons screw titanium plates along the surface of the broken or cracked ribs. “You basically realign it and put a plate across it to reinforce it. So, then it has a structural integrity back ...

Surgeons screw titanium plates along the surface of the broken or cracked ribs. “You basically realign it and put a plate across it to reinforce it. So, then it has a structural integrity back ...

“If this is a rib and it’s broken like this, you basically realign it and put a plate across it to reinforce it. So, then it has a structural integrity back,” said Dr. Farnejad. Rib plating ...