Table 4 Postoperative pulmonary function assessment
From: Management of patients with flail chest by surgical fixation using claw-type titanium plate
| Category | Postoperative FEV1 |
|---|---|
| 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 |