Staged management of pectus carinatum
The treatment of pectus carinatum has recently evolved with the realization that external compression applied to the anterior chest wall can lead to permanent remodeling of the sternum and cartilaginous ribs. Appreciation of the malleability of the chest wall has spawned innovative techniques for treatment of pectus carinatum.
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Staged management of pectus carinatum
Amy S. Cohee¹ , James R. Lin² , Frazier W. Frantz ³, Robert E. Kelly Jr. ,⁎
¹Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
²Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
³Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children's Hospital of The Kings Daughters, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA