Composite chest wall reconstruction using titanium plates and mesh preserves chest wall function

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Aug;140(2):476-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.030. Epub 2009 Sep 9.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bone Plates*
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pectoralis Muscles / surgery
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / adverse effects
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Recovery of Function
  • Respiration
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Surgical Mesh*
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Thoracic Wall / physiopathology
  • Thoracic Wall / surgery*
  • Titanium*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Titanium