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Table 2 Appearance time and frequencies of the rib fractures and related findings

From: Rib fracture after stereotactic radiotherapy on follow-up thin-section computed tomography in 177 primary lung cancer patients

 

Appearance time ranges (months)*

Crude frequency of each finding

Frequency at 24 months by Kaplan-Meier method

Rib fracture

21.2 (4-58)

41/177(23.2%)

27.4%

Thinning of the cortex

15.6 (4-36)

36/177 (20.3%)

 

Osteosclerosis

14.7 (4-57)

26/177(14.7%)

 

Chest wall edema

12.0 (2-57)

45/177 (25.4%)

 
  1. *Presented as mean (range).