CONGENITAL FUNNEL CHEST IN CHILDREN.

Abstract

Children present a variety of deformities of the thoracic cage which can be classified into two main groups: congenital (abnormal development) and acquired. The purpose of this paper is to summarize clinical observations and the successful surgical treatment of congenital funnel chest in children. Funnel chest consists in the depression of the central portion of the thoracic cage and of the epigastric portion of the abdomen. This depression is due to the retraction of the sternum or to be more exact of the xiphoid. The deformity, as a rule, involves the entire costal cartilages up to the mamillary line. The deformity may be symmetrical or asymmetrical. Different degrees of depression are to be observed depending on the amount of the deformity and the age of the child. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0648488

Entities

People

  • N. I. Kondrashin

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cartilage
  • Connective Tissue
  • Data Acquisition
  • Depression
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Mental Disorders
  • Observation
  • Surgery

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Regression Analysis.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.