Journal of Chest Surgery
- Volume 25 Issue 6
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- Pages.621-629
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- 1992
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- 2765-1606(pISSN)
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- 2765-1614(eISSN)
Early Results of the Sternocostal Elevation for Pectus Excavatum
Sternocostal elavation술의 누두흉 교정효과
- An, Byeong-Hui (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam University Medical School) ;
- Seon, Hyeon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam University Medical School)
- Published : 1992.06.01
Abstract
Thirteen sternocosal elevations for pectus excavatum were performed on twelve patients between Jan 1989 and Sep. 1991. Eleven among the twleve patients were male. The subjects ranged in age from 2 years to 20 years, with a mean age of 8.33 years[SD=4.80 years], Eleven patients were below 15 years. The early postoperative evaluation by Humphreys` criteria except keloid formation was excellent in all the patients. The lower vertebral index[LVI], configuration index[CI], and upper vertebral index[UVI] were measured on the lateral chest roentgenogram. The LVI and CI improved significantly from 0.31
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