Table 1.

General situation of rib surgery in 16 patients

Index	Mean (minimum-maximum)
Total operation time, min	120.0 (95–150)
Fixation time of each rib fracture, min
Second rib	35.7 (33–40)
Third rib	33.3 (30–38)
Fourth rib	31.9 (31–36)
Surgery bleeding volume, ml	74.3 (50–100)
Parasternal incision length, cm	5.3 (4–6)
Axillary incision length, cm	7.2 (6–8)