Journal of Chest Surgery
- 제25권6호
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- Pages.621-629
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- 1992
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- 2765-1606(pISSN)
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- 2765-1614(eISSN)
Sternocostal elavation술의 누두흉 교정효과
Early Results of the Sternocostal Elevation for Pectus Excavatum
- An, Byeong-Hui (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam University Medical School) ;
- Seon, Hyeon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam University Medical School)
- 발행 : 1992.06.01
초록
Thirteen sternocosal elevations for pectus excavatum were performed on twelve patients between Jan 1989 and Sep. 1991. Eleven among the twleve patients were male. The subjects ranged in age from 2 years to 20 years, with a mean age of 8.33 years[SD=4.80 years], Eleven patients were below 15 years. The early postoperative evaluation by Humphreys` criteria except keloid formation was excellent in all the patients. The lower vertebral index[LVI], configuration index[CI], and upper vertebral index[UVI] were measured on the lateral chest roentgenogram. The LVI and CI improved significantly from 0.31
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