From: Management of patients with flail chest by surgical fixation using claw-type titanium plate
Category | Postoperative FEV1 |
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Conservative Treatment (N = 29) | 1.43 ± 0.06 |
Surgical Fixation (N = 23) | 1.58 ± 0.08 |
T or x2 value | 7.73 |
P-value | <0.001 |