title: Distraction osteogenesis of the sternum for thoracic expansion in a severe case of jeune syndrome: a preliminary report.
abstract: Severe asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (Jeune syndrome) is usually fatal. The authors used distraction osteogenesis in a severe case and achieved 45 mm distraction of the sternum and improvement in tidal volume, lung compliance, and mean airway pressure.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine , Sendai , Japan ;
authors.forename: Yoshimichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.affiliation: b Department of Pediatrics , Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine , Sendai , Japan ;
authors.forename: Ryuta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kitanishi
authors.affiliation: c Department of Cardiovascular Surgery , Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine , Sendai , Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.affiliation: a Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine , Sendai , Japan ;
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.affiliation: a Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine , Sendai , Japan ;
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tachi
mesh_terms: D004613:Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Jeune syndrome; distraction osteogenesis; thoracic expansion