Milović I, Oluić D
Acta Chir Iugosl. 1990;37(1):45-52.
Respiratory function and anthropometric parameters of the chest were studied in two groups of children aged 15, undergoing pectus excavatum repair before and after the age of 12, respectively. Mean values of static and dynamic functional respiratory parameters were significantly lower in children operated before the age of 12. Sagital diameters of the chest determined at the level of sternal angle and costal arch intersection were significantly shorter in children operated before the age of 12. Restricted respiratory motility of the chest and shorter sagital diameters are very likely caused by the damage of active ossification centers in the sternum of children. The results support the indications for pectus excavatum repair beyond the age of 12.
对两组分别在12岁之前和之后接受漏斗胸修复手术的15岁儿童的呼吸功能和胸部人体测量参数进行了研究。12岁之前接受手术的儿童，静态和动态呼吸功能参数的平均值显著更低。在胸骨角和肋弓交点水平测定的胸部矢状径，12岁之前接受手术的儿童显著更短。胸部呼吸运动受限和矢状径较短很可能是由于儿童胸骨中活跃骨化中心受损所致。研究结果支持12岁之后进行漏斗胸修复手术的指征。
