Rib plating can be done either directly under the skin, with the plate laying on top of the ribs, or from inside the chest cavity, underneath the ribs, depending on severity of the injury.

Rib plating can be done either directly under the skin, with the plate laying on top of the ribs, or from inside the chest cavity, underneath the ribs — depending on severity of the injury.

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 ...

Abrasion-resistant steel plate and common steel plate have significant differences, but the differences between AR400, AR450, and AR500 are more subtle.