Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!\nThis week, the cast is in Gottingen, Germany attending a special chest wall repair symposium led by Dr. Christopher Spering (Universit\xe4tsmedizin G\xf6ttingen). We are also joined by Dr. Stefan Schulz-Drost (Helios Hospital Schwerin) who was also in attendance. We get an inside look at how Germany is looking to innovate and move the study and fixation of ribs forward. Big things are ahead for our German colleagues and you won't want to miss this!\nCome and join in the land of the Brothers Grimm (which was actually written in this region, fun fact!)