A new, modified operation for funnel chest using the Zimmer osteosynthetic plate.
A corrective operation for funnel chest using a Zimmer osteosynthetic plate, which can be bent to any configuration desired, is described. This operative method can be employed for any type of chest deformity in adults and adolescents. A physiologically normal and perfectly stabilized anterior chest wall is obtained with this plate system, and no relapse occurs even after removal of the plate.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography