18 May 2024 : Clinical Research
New Computerized Planning Algorithm and Clinical Testing of Optimized Nuss Bar Design for Patients with Pectus Excavatum
János György Papp1ABCDEF*, Ákos Kiss1B, Krisztián Balogh2BC, László Kostyál3BC, Imre Tóth4BC, Tibor Gáll5BCD, Péter Vajda
6DEF, Tamás F. Molnár7DEF, István Papp8CD, László Szabó910EF, Árpád B. Palotás 11ACDEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943705
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943705
Table 1 Data of patients (group A) with pectus excavatum.
| Sex | n | Sagittalis diameter (cm) | Axial diameter (cm) | Age (yrs) | Haller index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 13 | 4.50–7.50 | 21.50–25.00 | 14–19 | 3.13–5.44 |
| Mean: 6.08 | Mean: 22.77 | Mean: 16.08 | Mean: 3.83 | ||
| SD: 0.86 | SD: 1.09 | SD: 0.65 | |||
| Male | 84 | 3.00–12.00 | 19.00–31.00 | 14–25 | 2.19–6.63 |
| Mean: 7.23 | Mean: 24.78 | Mean: 16.25 | Mean: 3.59 | ||
| SD: 1.63 | SD: 2.18 | SD: 0.83 | |||
| The table shows the sagittal and horizontal (axial) diameters of the chest, along with the resulting Haller index, for 97 patients in the pectus excavatum group, categorized by sex and age. | |||||