Can absorbable stabilizers be used routinely in the Nuss procedure?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 561-564

  Pilegaard, Hans K ^a   Licht, Peter B ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chest wall; Nuss procedure; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE STABILIZER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METAL STABILIZER; NUSS PROCEDURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORACIC CAVITY; THORAX SURGERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62149112594     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.049     Document Type: Article

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