https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/h-1152-dihydr
Successful minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum relies on a pectus bar that closely conforms to the desired shape of the sternum and ribs to produce optimal elevation and remodeling. However, the present method of empirical intraoperative bar shaping is tedious and risks trauma to surrounding structures. To overcome this, we devised a technique using a life-sized computed tomography (CT) printout of the patient's chest wall to guide preoperative bar bending. A 5-cm-wide polymethylmethacrylate block placed on the
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