Ministernotomy versus median sternotomy for aortic valve replacement: a prospective, randomized study Alejandro Aris, MD, PhD, Maria Luisa Cámara, MD, PhD, José Montiel, MD, Luis Javier Delgado, MD, Josefina Galán, MD, Héctor Litvan, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 1583-1587 (June 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00362-8
Fig 1 Patients in group M underwent a reversed “L” (left) or a reversed “C” (right) ministernotomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 67, 1583-1587DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00362-8)
Fig 2 Changes in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) in group M (solid line) and in group S (dashed line) after operation. The differences were not statistically significant. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 67, 1583-1587DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00362-8)