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Table 2 Respiratory function and pain scale result

From: Treatment of traumatic sternal fractures with titanium plate internal fixation: a retrospective study

Clinical result of sternal internal fixation

 

Preoperation

Postoperation- day 7

Postoperation-3 month

p

FVC

39.18% ± 9.18%

52.91% ± 10.98%

88.19% ± 8.82%

<0.05

FEV1

41.83% ± 14.87%

63.11% ± 11.25%

85.26% ± 9.26%

<0.05

Pain Scale

7.74 ± 0.89

3.80 ± 0.79

 

<0.05