Anatomical, Histologic, and Genetic Characteristics of Congenital Chest Wall Deformities

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-57

  Fokin, Alexander A ^a   Steuerwald, Nury M ^a   Ahrens, William A ^a   Allen, Karen E ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cleft sternum; pectus carinatum; pectus excavatum; Poland syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT STERNUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUNNEL CHEST; GENETIC TRAIT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PIGEON THORAX; POLAND SYNDROME; STERNAL FORAMEN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FUNNEL CHEST; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; POLAND SYNDROME; STERNUM; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACIC WALL;

EID: 67650738818     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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