Nakamura T, Ikeda T, Senda H, Takagi K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Int Surg. 1995 Jul-Sep;80(3):235-8.
Thirty four patients with funnel chest were operated on using the Zimmer plate and/or U shaped rod. There were no recurrences of the chest deformity and 78.6% were satisfied with the result. The low % VC significantly improved after the operation. Five cases had one of the following complications, massive bleeding from the internal thoracic artery, partial skin necrosis, rotational dislodgement of the rod, temporal subcutaneous infection or partial rupture of the pectoral muscle incision. The blood loss ensuing in one operation during the last 8 years has been less than 300 ml and the postoperative bed rest was less than 7 days. All the patients could get back to the preoperative daily activities within three weeks without wearing brace or chest protector. Therefore, our method is considered to be less invasive and very useful for correction of the funnel chest deformity.
34例漏斗胸患者接受了使用 Zimmer 钢板和/或 U 形棒的手术。胸部畸形无复发，78.6% 的患者对结果满意。术后低肺活量显著改善。5例出现以下并发症之一：胸廓内动脉大出血、部分皮肤坏死、棒旋转移位、暂时性皮下感染或胸肌切口部分裂开。过去8年中一次手术的失血量少于300 ml，术后卧床休息少于7天。所有患者在三周内无需佩戴支具或胸部保护器即可恢复术前日常活动。因此，我们的方法被认为创伤较小，对漏斗胸畸形的矫正非常有用。
