Injectable Sternoplasty (Pectus Excavatum Repair) – Kryptonite Bone Cement as...
Pectus excavatum, also known as funnel chest, is a defect characterized by differing levels of sternal depression. The deepest area of the sternal depression is always on the lower third of the sternum...
View ArticleCase Study: Injectable Sternoplasty with Kryptonite Bone Cement
Background: The chest deformity, pectus excavatum (funnel chest) is seen as a deep depression of the sternum, usually involving the lower half or two thirds of the sternum. Its deepest indentation is...
View ArticleCase Study – Custom Sternal Implant
Background: The breastbone or sternum is a central long flat bone located in the center of the chest. It serves as a connection point for the ribs which creates a strong breastplate of protection for...
View ArticleCustom Sternal Implants
The sternum, often referred to as the breastbone, is a long bone running down the middle of the chest. It connects to the ribs through a cartilaginous connection. The most common aesthetic deformity...
View ArticleCustom Pectus Excavatum Implants
Pectus excavatum is a common congenital thoracic deformity that occurs in about 1:500 births. Males are more frequently affected than females. In severe cases it may be associated with pulmonary...
View ArticleOR Snapshots – Custom Sternal Implant
There are numerous types of congenital chest wall deformities. In many such deformities the central sternum is affected. One of the most common of these deformities is pectus excavatum. The sternum...
View ArticleOR Snapshots – Custom Sterno-Pectoral Implants in Pectus Excavatum
The chest is exposed to a variety of deformities of its bony and cartilaginous structures. The curve of the ribs around the chest and their attachment to the sternum create an architecture that can...
View ArticleCase Study – Custom Chest Wall Implant as a Breast Implant Platform
Background: Precuts excavatum or funnel chest is a well known congenital chest wall deformity. It affects the midline sternum and the adjoining ribs which is expressed in a sunken appearance to the...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery Case Study: Male Chest Reshaping with Inferior Sternoplasty...
Background: The shape of the male chest is influenced by a variety of anatomic structures of which the largest is the pectoral muscle. Lying between these soft tissue masses is the bony sternum whose...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery Case Study – Male Inferior Sternoplasty with Xiphoidectomy...
Background: The sternum is the long flat bone running down the middle of the chest, serving as attachments for the clavicles and ribs. It typically has a convex outer surface as it descends inferiorly,...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery Case Study – Secondary Sternoplasty with Custom Sternal...
Background: Pectus excavatum is a well known congenital chest deformity that when severe enough justifies surgical correction. The historic operation is the Ravitch procedure introduced back in the...
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