自 1 996年 8月起我科运用中西医结合方法治疗外伤引起的多发肋骨骨折患者 73例 ,取得满意疗效 ,治疗后并发症少 ,现将结果总结如下。1　一般资料全部患者均有明显外伤史 ,其中病理性肋骨骨折、开放骨折、单处单根肋骨骨折不在观察范围。本组 73例均为我院患者 ,男 5 8例 ,女 1 Since August 1996, our department has applied 73 cases of multiple fractures of the ribs caused by trauma to achieve satisfactory results with fewer complications after the treatment of Integrative Medicine. The results are summarized as follows. 1 General Information All patients had a history of significant trauma, including pathological rib fractures, open fractures, a single rib fractures are not within the scope of observation. The group of 73 patients were hospital patients, 58 males and 1 female