title: [Regeneration of costal cartilage by pectus excavatum and thoracic cage remodeling].
abstract: In order to identify whether the regeneration of costal cartilage is the basis of post-surgical repair of pectus excavatum and thoracic cage remodeling, 151 cases were followed up for 0.25 to 14 years. The main procedures in treatment were 3 steps: To curve the mental strut as a bow, to repair the perichondrium as a tube, and to persist in post-operative therapy. The results showed that regeneration of the costal cartilages appeared 3 months postoperatively in the cases treated by this method. It was concluded that a satisfactory thoracic cage could be remodeled by improving the technique of repairing pectus excavatum and persisting in postoperative therapy according to the regeneration regularity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, 1st University Hospital of West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, P.R. China.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D002356:Cartilage / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012038:Regeneration; D013908:Thoracotomy