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(Chest. 1952;22:274-282.)
© 1952 American College of Chest Physicians

Pectus Excavatum

FRANCIS M. WOODS M.D., F.C.C.P.1; RICHARD H. OVERHOLT M.D., F.C.C.P.1; and HOUCK E. BOLTON M.D.2

1 The Department of Surgery, Tufts College Medical School. Member of the Staff of the New England Deaconess Hospital and New England Center Hospital.
2 Fellow in Thoracic Surgery, Tufts College Medical School.

Pectus Excavatum (funnel chest) is a progressive deformity often with increasing cardio-respiratory handicap. The psychological handicap in children may be serious. The technique of operative repair is now developed. Support of the elevated sternum by a rib strut has proved satisfactory. Two such cases are described.






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