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An intercostal muscle (ICM) flap is used to buttress the bronchial stump or bronchial anastomosis during thoracic surgery for airway reconstruction. Such flaps sometimes show ossification after surgery. Previous reports have suggested that such ossification requires a functional periosteum and good vascularization. We examined the background of ICM flap ossification and its relationship with complications and pain after surgery.

Ossification does not cause any complication when a bronchial stump is reinforced with an intercostal muscle flap