New Computerized Planning Algorithm and Clinical Testing of Optimized Nuss Bar Design for Patients with Pectus Excavatum

18 May 2024 : Clinical Research

János György Papp^1ABCDEF*, Ákos Kiss^1B, Krisztián Balogh^2BC, László Kostyál^3BC, Imre Tóth^4BC, Tibor Gáll^5BCD, Péter Vajda

^6DEF, Tamás F. Molnár^7DEF, István Papp^8CD, László Szabó^910EF, Árpád B. Palotás

^11ACDEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943705

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943705

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Table 2 Data of control group (group B) patients without chest wall malformation.

Sex	n	Sagittalis diameter (cm)	Axial diameter (cm)	Age (yrs)	Haller index

Female	42	7.50–12.00	19.50–24.00	14–20	1.87–2.82
		Mean: 9.65	Mean: 21.76	Mean: 17.31	Mean: 2.28
		SD: 1.12	SD: 1.84		SD: 0.25

Male	61	8.00–13.50	18.00–26.70	14–20	1.5–3.13
		Mean: 10.51	Mean: 23.57	Mean: 17.15	Mean: 2.28
		SD: 1.39	SD: 1.84		SD: 0.33




The table presents the sagittal and horizontal (axial) diameters of the chest, as well as the resulting Haller index, for 103 patients in the group without pectus excavatum. The data are categorized by sex and age. The measurements were taken (based on the information obtained from the pectus excavatum group), 2.98 cm away from the transverse nipple line.

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