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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Perm Medical Journal</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Perm Medical Journal</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Пермский медицинский журнал (сетевое издание "Perm medical journal")</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0136-1449</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2687-1408</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">690102</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/pmj431142-151</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Clinical case</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Случай из практики</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Surgical management of costal pseudoarthrosis combined with intercostal lung hernia: a case report</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Лечение ложного реберного сустава в сочетании с межреберной грыжей легкого: клинический случай</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8360-8309</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Glinany</surname><given-names>S. V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Глиняный</surname><given-names>С. В.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Head of the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>заведующий ортопедо-травматологическим отделением № 1</p></bio><email>trauma86@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9763-0596</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Petrov</surname><given-names>E. I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Петров</surname><given-names>Е. И.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Orthopedic Traumatologist</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>врач травматолог-ортопед ортопедо-травматологического отделения № 1</p></bio><email>trauma86@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2506-9798</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Darvin</surname><given-names>V. V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Дарвин</surname><given-names>В. В.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>DSc (Medicine), Professor, Head of the Department of Surgical Diseases</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор медицинских наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой хирургических болезней</p></bio><email>trauma86@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6111-0755</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Gorlov</surname><given-names>D. I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Горлов</surname><given-names>Д. И.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Head of the Department of Surgery</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>заведующий хирургическим отделением</p></bio><email>trauma86@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Surgut clinical trauma hospital</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Сургутская клиническая травматологическая больница</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Surgut State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Сургутский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-03-03" publication-format="electronic"><day>03</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>43</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>142</fpage><lpage>151</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-09-04"><day>04</day><month>09</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://eco-vector.com/for_authors.php#07</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://permmedjournal.ru/PMJ/article/view/690102">https://permmedjournal.ru/PMJ/article/view/690102</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>Relevance.</bold> Rib pseudoarthrosis is a rare outcome of rib fractures, characterized by the absence of bony union and the formation of a pathological fibrous–osseous connection with mobility at the defect site. In some cases, herniation of lung tissue may occur. Although this complication is uncommon and reported only in isolated case reports and small series, it can result in significant pain, respiratory impairment, and ischemic changes in the pulmonary parenchyma. Determining the optimal management strategy for patients with this pathology remains a relevant and clinically significant issue in modern thoracic surgery.</p> <p><bold>Materials and methods.</bold> We present a clinical case of a 50-year-old patient hospitalized in a thoracic surgery center six months after an occupational injury, with rib pseudoarthrosis complicated by a lung hernia. On admission, the patient complained of persistent dull pain in the left chest and a palpable protrusion at the site of the pseudoarthrosis. For further diagnostic clarification, computed tomography with 3D reconstruction was performed. Video-assisted thoracoscopy was carried out to repair the lung hernia, combined with sequential stable fixation of the rib pseudoarthrosis. The operative time was 105 minutes, and blood loss was 50 mL. Preoperative imaging findings, the surgical procedure, and the postoperative outcomes are presented. At three months postoperatively, the patient reported no complaints; follow-up CT confirmed consolidation of the rib fractures and the absence of intrapleural complications. The total sick leave after surgery was 90 days, and the patient returned to his occupation as a truck driver.</p> <p><bold>Conclusions.</bold> This case report demonstrates the effectiveness of a surgical approach combining stable fixation of rib nonunion with simultaneous repair of an intercostal lung hernia. The observed outcomes support the appropriateness of surgical management for symptomatic rib pseudoarthrosis, particularly in cases complicated by lung herniation. This approach ensures reliable stabilization of the thoracic cage, alleviates pain, and reduces the risk of recurrent complications.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Ложный реберный сустав является редким исходом переломов ребер, характеризующимися отсутствием костного сращения и формированием патологического фиброзно-костного соединения с подвижностью в зоне дефекта. В отдельных случаях возможно формирование грыжи легочной ткани. Подобное осложнение встречается не часто, и в литературе представлено лишь единичными клиническими наблюдениями и небольшими сериями случаев, однако может приводить к выраженному болевому синдрому, дыхательным нарушениям и ишемическим изменениям паренхимы легкого.<bold> </bold>Определение оптимальной тактики лечения пациентов с данной патологией представляет собой актуальное и практически значимое направление современной торакальной хирургии.</p> <p>Представлен клинический случай лечения пациента в возрасте 50 лет, госпитализированного в стационар торакального центра через 6 месяцев после производственной травмы с ложным реберным суставом и грыжей легкого. При поступлении у пациента отмечались жалобы на постоянные ноющие боли в области грудной клетки слева, наличие выпячивания в области ложного реберного сустава. В качестве дообследования для уточнения диагноза выполнялась компьютерная томография с 3D-реконструкцией. Выполнена видеоассоциированная торакоскопия для устранения грыжи легкого в сочетании с последовательной стабильной фиксацией ложного реберного сустава, длительность операции составила 105 мин, кровопотеря 50 мл. Представлены результаты обследования, ход операции, а также результат лечения. Через 3 месяца после операции у пациента отсутствуют жалобы, на контрольной томографии верифицирована консолидация переломов ребер и отсутствие внутриплевральных осложнений. Срок нетрудоспособности после проведенной операции составил 90 дней, пациент вернулся к профессии водителя грузового автомобиля.</p> <p><bold>Выводы. </bold>Продемонстрированный клинический случай иллюстрирует эффективность хирургического подхода, включающего стабильную фиксацию несращения ребер и одномоментное устранение межреберной грыжи легкого. Полученные результаты подтверждают целесообразность выбора оперативного метода лечения при симптоматическом ложном суставе ребер, особенно в случаях, осложненных грыжей легочной ткани. Такой подход позволяет достичь надежной стабилизации грудной клетки, устранить болевой синдром и снизить риск повторных осложнений.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>blunt chest trauma</kwd><kwd>rib fracture</kwd><kwd>rib pseudoarthrosis</kwd><kwd>rib osteosynthesis</kwd><kwd>intercostal lung hernia</kwd><kwd>case report</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>закрытая травма груди</kwd><kwd>перелом ребер</kwd><kwd>ложный реберный сустав</kwd><kwd>остеосинтез ребер</kwd><kwd>грыжа межреберная легочная</kwd><kwd>клинический случай</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Gordy S., Fabricant L., Ham B., Mullins R., Mayberry J. The contribution of rib fractures to chronic pain and disability. 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