Analysis of Factors Influencing Thoracic Deformities after Median Sternotomy in Infants Who Underwent Congenital Cardiac Surgery

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">CT Haller index</td><td class="align_center">Preoperative</td><td class="align_center">1-month</td><td class="align_center">3-month</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pectus carinatum (<i>n</i> = 7)</td><td class="align_center">2.44 ± 0.06</td><td class="align_center">2.16 ± 0.07</td><td class="align_center">2.18 ± 0.08</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pectus excavatum (<i>n</i> = 10)</td><td class="align_center">2.41 ± 0.05</td><td class="align_center">3.04 ± 0.11</td><td class="align_center">3.03 ± 0.10</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>CT Haller index change of 17 patients with thoracic deformity.</div>

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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Table 4: Analysis of Factors Influencing Thoracic Deformities after Median Sternotomy in Infants Who Underwent Congenital Cardiac Surgery 