title: A new technique for mixed-type pectus carinatum: modified Onen method.
abstract: We modified the Onen method for pectus carinatum repair and used a vertical incision instead of a transverse incision. The most important advantage gained by the vertical incision is that we can switch to the Ravitch method without needing an additional incision, by elongating the existing incision in patients in whom a pectus bar cannot be placed. We successfully performed the modified Onen technique in a 16-year-old boy with a mixed-type pectus carinatum deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey y.akkas@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yucel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akkas
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kocer
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Neslihan Gulay
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Peri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001863:Bone Screws; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D010027:Osteotomy; D066166:Pectus Carinatum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D056346:Sternotomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Funnel chest; Internal fixators; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Pectus carinatum; Sternum; Thoracic wall