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Table 1 Baseline data of patients before treatment

From: Management of patients with flail chest by surgical fixation using claw-type titanium plate

 

Surgical fixation group (n = 23)

Conservative treatment group (n = 29)

P-value

Gender (male/female)

21/8

16/7

>0.5

Age (years)

57.8 ± 12.0

59.5 ± 9.9

>0.10

Mean number of rib fracture (n)

7.8 ± 1.5

7.4 ± 1.7

>0.10

Grade of lung contusion

1.24

1.21

>0.5

Type of flail segment

   

 Anterolateral flail segment (n)

7

10

 

 Posterolateral flail segment(n)

16

19

 

Causes

   

 car accident

17

21

1.000

 Fall injury

4

5

 crush injury

2

2

 Blow injury

0

1

Type of rib fracture

   

 bilateral

2

3

1.000

 Unilateral

21

26

Combined injury

   

 Spleen rupture

1

2

1.000

 subarachnoid hemorrhage

1

0

0.442

 Pneumothorax

12

16

0.829

 Pulmonary laceration

3

0

0.160

 Sternal fracture

1

0

0.442

 Limb fracture

9

6

0.145

 Pelvic fracture

3

5

0.976

 Clavicle fracture

7

8

0.822

 Myocardial injury

2

0

0.191

 Mediastinal emphysema

1

2

1.000

 Shock

2

3

1.000

 Tracheal rupture

0

1

1.000