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Journal of the American Medical Association, 1958 1 . Funnel chest deformity is a common cause of progressive postural defects in children. 2. The underlying pathology of the funnel chest is a congenital deficiency of the muscle fibres of the anterior part of the diaphragm which allows the stronger posterior element to pull backwards the xiphoid and sternum. The postural changes are secondary to the
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BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common disease of chest wall deformity, with an incidence of 1 in 300—400 births. Nuss procedure has proved to be the best surgical treatment method and has been widely used after clinical use for 30 years. We
Jichang Han +4 more
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Efficacy and determinants of vacuum bell treatment in preschool children with pectus excavatum
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 ObjectiveThe outcome of vacuum bell (VB) treatment for preschool patients with pectus excavatum (PE) is poorly understood. We aim to investigate the short-term treatment effect of VB with a three-dimensional scanner and assess the clinical and ...
Dengke Luo +4 more
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Epidural analgesia versus intravenous analgesia after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background Postoperative pain control after the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) is essential, but there is a controversy about a better analgesic method between epidural and intravenous (IV) analgesia.
Min Hee Heo +8 more
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How to assess chest wall deformity in children with pectus excavatum - evaluation of the agreement among methods [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021 Background/Aim. Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common deformity of the frontal aspect of the chest wall in children. A particular dilemma arises about the degree of deformity that should be subjected to surgical treatment. The aim of this study was to
Kostić Marko +5 more
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Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, 2020 Objective: to evaluate the reactive changes in chondrocytes of the cartilage of the sterno-costal complex with its morphological characteristics of the components of the sterno-costal complex in children with funnel chest deformity. Methods. This article
U. Ruzikulov, Hurshid Nurmuhamedov
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Etiology and pathogenesis of pectus excavatum in children
Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2013 Funnel chest is the most common chest deformity characterized by the depression of sternum and rib cartilages. In spite of the centuries-old history of pectus excavatum investigation, plenty of publications on etiology and pathogenesis and many theories ...
I. O. Kulik +4 more
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Mathematical modeling of the chest, its funnel-shaped deformation and thoracoplasty
ORTHOPAEDICS TRAUMATOLOGY and PROSTHETICS, 2021 The most common method of treating of the congenital funnel-shaped chest is thoracoplasty method by D. Nuss. During this surgery, a significant mechanical effect is created on the ribs, sternum, spinal column, which act instantly and continuously for ...
M. Kamińska +2 more
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Anthropometric indices of Gambian children after one or three annual rounds of mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma control. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin, carried out for the control of blinding trachoma, has been linked to reduced mortality in children.
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The perils of sneezing: Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2013 This is a brief case report of an adolescent male who developed bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax after sneezing.
Christina L Bourne
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