Repair of the pectus deformity: Results of the Ravitch approach in the current era

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 421-426

  Davis, J Terrance ^a,b   Weinstein, Samuel ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; INCISION; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PIGEON THORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAVITCH PROCEDURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROMA; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 3242742803     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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