title: A design for simulating and validating the nuss procedure for the minimally invasive correction of pectus excavatum.
abstract: Surgical planners are used to achieve the optimal outcome for a surgery, especially in procedures where a positive aesthetic outcome is the primary goal, such as the Nuss procedure which is a minimally invasive surgery for correcting pectus excavatum (PE)--a congenital chest wall deformity. Although this procedure is routinely performed, the outcome depends mostly on the correct placement of the bar. It would be beneficial if a surgeon had a chance to practice and review possible strategies for placement of the corrective bar and the associated appearance of the chest. Therefore, we propose a strategy for the development and validation of a Nuss procedure surgical trainer and planner.
authors.affiliation: Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Department, Old Dominion University, Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA. krech001@odu.edu
authors.forename: Krzysztof J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Rechowicz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goretsky
authors.forename: Frazier W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Frantz
authors.forename: Stephen B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Knisley
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nuss
authors.forename: Frederic D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: McKenzie
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface