Nonoperative management of pectus carinatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-45

  Frey, Ala Stanford ^a   Garcia, Victor F ^a   Brown, Rebeccah L ^a   Inge, Thomas H ^a   Ryckman, Frederick C ^a   Cohen, Aliza P ^a   Durrett, Greg ^a   Azizkhan, Richard G ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrogladiolar pectus carinatum; Nonoperative treatment; Orthotic bracing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; ORTHOSIS; ORTHOTICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PIGEON THORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30344442479     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.076     Document Type: Article

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