Table 2.

Lung function of patients with flail chest (n = 16) at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

Lung Function	3 months % Predicted	6 months % Predicted	Δ 3–6 months % Predicted	Δ 3–6 months P-value	12 months % Predicted	Δ 3–12 months % Predicted	Δ 3–12 months P-value
FVC (L)	86.2 ± 19.4	93.1 ± 20.7	6.9 ± 5.8	p = 0.0002	105.9 ± 17.5	19.8 ± 14.1	p = 0.0002
FEV1 (L)	79.4 ± 22.7	81.8 ± 25.3	2.3 ± 7.5	p = 0.100	80.4 ± 29.6	0.95 ± 31.9	p = 0.74
PEF (L/min)	81.4 ± 19.5	83.7 ± 24.3	2.3 ± 16.5	p = 0.50	109.9 ± 24.8	28.5 ± 20.4	p < 0.0001