Surgical repair of pectus excavatum markedly improves body image and perceived ability for physical activity: Multicenter study

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1218-1222

  Kelly, Robert E ^a   Cash, Thomas F ^b   Shamberger, Robert C ^c   Mitchell, Karen K ^a   Mellins, Robert B ^d   Lawson, M Louise ^a,e   Oldham, Keith ^f   Azizkhan, Richard G ^g   Hebra, Andre V ^h   Nuss, Donald ^a   Goretsky, Michael J ^a   Sharp, Ronald J ⁱ   Holcomb III, George W ⁱ   Shim, Walton K T ^j   Megison, Stephen M ^k   Moss, R Lawrence ^l   Fecteau, Annie H ^m   Colombani, Paul M ⁿ   Bagley, Traci ^a   Quinn, Amy ^a   Moskowitz, Alan B ^a   more..

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁿ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Body image; Comparative study; Exercise capacity; Multicenter study; Nuss procedure; Open procedure; Outcomes research; Pectus excavatum; Quality of life; Ravitch procedure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THORAX SURGERY; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FOLLOW UP; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249093610     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2723     Document Type: Article

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