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Customized Titanium Implant for Chest Wall Reconstruction in Complex Poland Syndrome

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2014
Summary: This report describes a new method for the surgical repair of the chest wall deformity encountered in complex Poland’s syndrome. In this report, we describe the use of a customized titanium implant that was used to replace the missing second ...
Ivan E. Rodriguez, Travis Heare, MD, Jennifer Bruny, MD, Frederic W.-B. Deleyiannis, MD, MPhil, MPH   +3 more
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Assessment of the diaphragmatic mobility by chest ultrasound in patients with chest deformities before and after pulmonary rehabilitation program

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2022
Context Chest wall malformations (CWMs) are a broad group of elevated-morbidity anomalies that were classified by Acastello into kyphoscoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, and pectus excavatum.
Adel M Saeed, Ahmed A.G. Nofal, Ashraf Adel Gomaa, Hieba Gamal Ezzelregal   +3 more
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Clinical Issues for Pediatric Pulmonologists Managing Children With Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Thoracic insufficiency Syndrome (TIS) is a recently coined phrase to describe children with spine and chest wall deformities, inherited and acquired, who have respiratory impairment, and are skeletally immature.
Gregory J. Redding
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Diagnostic value of chest computed tomography images in adult Poland syndrome: a report of two cases

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Poland syndrome is a rare congenital developmental deformity characterized by unilateral agenesis or hypoplasia of thoracic wall soft tissue. We report two adult cases of Poland syndrome detected by computed tomography (CT) images.
Shaoyang Lei, Shaogao Gui, Haixu Zhang, Yanxia Wang, Ronghui Liu, Yufang Ye, Shuqian Zhang, Bing Fan   +7 more
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Taking the bull by the horns: Patient trampled by bull requiring surgical fixation of multiple rib fractures including rib 11

Trauma Case Reports, 2018
Rib fractures are a serious problem in thoracic trauma resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Surgical stabilization in the management of rib fractures is gaining more popularity and recognition as outcomes continue to show positive results, however,
Zachary M. Bauman, Samuel Cemaj, Lisa L. Schlitzkus   +2 more
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Reconstruction of Chest Wall by Cryopreserved Sternal Allograft after Resection of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Sternum

Case Reports in Surgery, 2017
A 20-year-old female was referred to our hospital due to deformity and bulging in anterior aspect of chest wall in sternal area. Chest X-ray and CT scan confirmed a large mass with destruction of sternum.
Kambiz Sheikhy, Azizollah Abbasi Dezfouli, Farahnaz Sadegh Beigee   +2 more
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Anesthesia for minimally invasive chest wall reconstructive surgeries: Our experience and review of literature

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017
Minimal access procedures have revolutionized the field of surgery and opened newer challenges for the anesthesiologists. Pectus carinatum or pigeon chest is an uncommon chest wall deformity characterized by a protruding breast bone (sternum) and ribs ...
Shagun Bhatia Shah, Uma Hariharan, Ajay Kumar Bhargava, Laleng M Darlong   +3 more
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Overview of chest wall deformities

The Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Chest wall deformities are congenital disorders characterized by abnormal development and appearance of the thoracic wall. The most common form is the pectus excavatum deformity, known as shoemaker's chest. Pectus carinatum, known as pigeon chest, is the second most common deformity.
Celal, Tekinbaş, Zeki Oğuzhan, Bayraklı   +1 more
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FREQUENCY OF ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH CHEST DEFORMITY IN PHYSICALLY FIT MALE CANDIDATES REPORTING FOR MILITARY RECRUITMENT

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2015
Objective: To identify the frequency of anomalies associated with chest deformity in physical fit male candidates reporting for military recruitment. Study Design: Observational.
Abdul Haleem, Muhammad Shoaib Hanif, Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Najam- ud- Din, Adeel Wyne, Kamran Rahim   +5 more
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Adaptive Foam 3D Printing of Ultralight and Multifunctional Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Adaptive foam 3D printing, enabled by expandable microspheres, imparts cellular structures to thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, manufactured through a variety of processes including fused filament fabrication, direct ink writing, digital light processing, and inkjet printing.
Nariman Rajabifar, Amir Ameli
wiley   +1 more source