Development of a computer-aided design and finite-element analysis combined method for customized Nuss bar in pectus excavatum surgery

Abstract Pectus excavatum (PEX) is the most common chest deformity in children, which is usually corrected by using the minimally invasive Nuss method. The orthopedic effect of the Nuss operation is mainly evaluated by both the Haller index and the appearance of the chest wall configuration, which i...

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Main Authors: Longhan Xie, Siqi Cai, Liang Xie, Gang Chen, Haiyu Zhou
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ebf230c4f6e848ea9a86dda569f02efe
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