Less extensive techniques for repair of pectus carinatum: The undertreated chest deformity

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 898-905

  Fonkalsrud, Eric W ^a,b   Anselmo, Dean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PIGEON THORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RIB; RIB CARTILAGE; RIB RESECTION; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942609105     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.02.016     Document Type: Article

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