title: Sternal plating to correct an unusual complication of the Nuss procedure: erosion of a pectus bar through the sternum.
abstract: We present erosion of a pectus bar through the sternum in a patient with Marfan syndrome. The complication as well as a novel technique for sternal reconstruction are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA. raffg@surgery.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Gary W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Raff
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods