A Nondivided Intercostal Muscle Flap Further Reduces Pain of Thoracotomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial Robert James Cerfolio, MD, Ayesha S. Bryant, MSPH, MD, Lee M. Maniscalco, BS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 6, Pages 1901-1907 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.041 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Drawings show the technique of creating an intracostal muscle (ICM) flap. The middle panel shows the group with the ICM cut (“C group”), and the right panel shows the ICM dangling (“D group”). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1901-1907DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.041) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions