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A complementary surgical procedure your surgeon may recommend is called thoracoplasty. This is a procedure to reduce the rib hump that affects most scoliosis patients with a thoracic curve. It may also be done to obtain bone grafts from the ribs instead of the pelvis, regardless of whether a rib hump is present.
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Thoracoplasty means resection of bony parts of the chest wall, usuallymore orlessextended parts of the ribs. The aim of the procedure is to reduce the size of the chest wall to eliminate a hollow space, or to compress a pathologically altered lung.1–4 Thissurgicalmethod(alsocalledcollapsetherapyofchest
12 Αυγ 2024 · However, conventional thoracoplasty may impair pulmonary function and increase complications. We present a modified thoracoplasty (MTP) technique for addressing rib hump deformity in stiff thoracic scoliosis patients, emphasizing its clinical efficacy and safety.
Thoracoplasty is a surgical technique initially designed to permanently collapse tuberculous cavities by resection of ribs from the chest wall. Thoracoplasty began in 1885 with de Cerenville, who resected short segments of two or more ribs anteriorly, resulting in collapse of the anterior chest wall.
25 Σεπ 2020 · In this study, we describe our modified thoracoplasty method for correction of a rib hump deformity, which was designed to improve the thoracic mobility in patients with severe, rigid, thoracic scoliosis.
25 Ιαν 2012 · A costoplasty, also called thoracoplasty, is a separate procedure to the spinal fusion, which can reduce the appearance of the “rib hump” that is most often associated with thoracic curves. A costoplasty will usually involve the removal of sections of several ribs that protrude – in my case my surgeon removed four sections of rib – ouch!!
13 Ιουν 2016 · Thoracoplasty can be used as part of both posterior and anterior spinal surgical procedures. The technique has also been used to address the rib hump deformity without spinal fusion and to address residual chest wall deformity in a previously fused spine.
