Intercostal Muscle Flap for Decreasing Pain After Thoracotomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial Amr Mohammad Allama, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 1, Pages 195-199 (January 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.094 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Flow diagram of patients allocated in the study. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 195-199DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.094) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Pain score in both groups throughout the first postoperative week. (IMF = intercostal muscle flap; PCS = pericostal sutures.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 195-199DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.094) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions