When four plus four is less than eight: the Nuss operation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 559-560

  Robicsek, Francis ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuss procedure; Stabilizer plates

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; NUSS PROCEDURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RIB CARTILAGE; THORAX SURGERY;

BONE PLATES; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 62149083414     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.12.003     Document Type: Editorial

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