title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, 2971 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232-5734, USA. bill.putnam@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Joe B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Putnam
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome