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The resected ribs will grow back crooked if the underlying spinal curvature and rotation is not first reduced. Information for patients about surgical Scoliosis Rib Hump Reduction, also called Thoracoplasty or Costoplasty. Includes risks and complications.
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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.
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!!
Thoracoplasty is to remove a series of ribs (decostalization) overlying the pathologically altered lung parenchyma (refractory cavity) or the infectious pleural space (empyema). The aim of this procedure is to decrease or adjust the size of the chest wall to fit to the diseased lung inside to heal and to function well.
The point is precise indication and correct execution of thoracoplasty as afinal therapeutic option, which allows a safe and definitive solution of the space problem even in complex cases, without creating serious functional and cosmetic impairment for the patient. The main types of thoracoplasty are described in this article. Although the core
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9 Σεπ 2020 · Our modified approach to thoracoplasty procedure is effective and safe in correcting a razor back deformity in patients with severe, rigid, scoliosis, and severe pulmonary dysfunction, without causing any significant change in long-term pulmonary function.
