Management of a floating sternum after repair of pectus excavatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 159-164

  Prabhakaran, K ^a   Paidas, C N ^a   Haller, J A ^a   Pegoli, W ^a   Colombani, P M ^a   Glick, P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Floating sternum; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FUNNEL CHEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERICHONDRIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0035171641     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.20041     Document Type: Article

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