Clinical experience with orthotic repair of pectus carinatum
BACKGROUND: Pectus carinatum is a congenital chest wall deformity characterized by protrusion of the sternum and adjacent costal cartilages. Multiple treatment options are available for correction of pectus carinatum. OBJECTIVE: We report our initial experience with first-line treatment using a cust...
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| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.70 |