Etiology and pathogenesis of pectus excavatum in children

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 30 Jun 2013Publisher:ECO-Vector LLCJournal:Traumatology and Orthopedics of Russia, volume 19, pages 136-141 (issn: 2311-2905, eissn: 2542-0933,

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Authors: I. O. Kulik; V. A. Plyakin; O. O. Sarukhanyan; N. Y. Ignat’Eva; S. A. Poludov;

doi: 10.21823/2311-2905-2013--2-136-141

Etiology and pathogenesis of pectus excavatum in children

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Funnel chest is the most common chest deformity characterized by the depression of sternum and rib cartilages. In spite of the centuries-old history of pectus excavatum investigation, plenty of publications on etiology and pathogenesis and many theories on this theme no one of them is generally accepted. This article is to summarize the modern views on the etiology and pathogenesis of funnel chest.

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Orthopedic surgery, pectus excavatum, этиология и патогенез, funnel chest, etiology and pathogenesis, RD701-811, воронкообразная деформация грудной клетки

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