Surgical treatment of keeled chest in children using titanium nickelide materials

Abstract

The article reflects principles of surgical treatment of keeled chest. It describes an operative approach depending on the deformity kind. The work provides analysis of surgical treatment of 26 patients. There were presented main stages of new technique, which supplement the “classical” kind of surgical intervention. It was noted that using titanium nickelide plates with the shape memory to correct keeled chest in children and adolescents is the method of choice and brings good clinical results.

Keywords

• торакальная хирургия
• килевидная грудь
• торакопластика
• никелид титана