Automatic prebent customized prosthesis for pectus excavatum minimally invasive surgery correction

Pectus excavatum is the most common deformity of the thorax. A minimally invasive surgical correction is commonly carried out to remodel the anterior chest wall by using an intrathoracic convex prosthesis in the substernal position. The process of prosthesis modeling and bending still remains an are...

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Main Author: Vilaça, João L. (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Pedro L. (author), Soares, Tony R. (author), Fonseca, Jaime (author), Pinho, ACM (author), Henriques-Coelho, Tiago (author), Correia-Pinto, Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
pectus excavatum
biomedical engineering
pediatric surgery
personalized prosthesis
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11110/808
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ciencipca.ipca.pt:11110/808

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http://hdl.handle.net/11110/808

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