The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib is not truly a GR system. It corrects the 3D deformity of the thorax due to volume depletion deformity without inhibiting spinal growth so that ...

It was necessary to ensure adequate reconstruction of both pleura and ribs to prevent deformity of the breast and chest wall in a young girl. A long segment of several ribs needed to be removed to ...

Progression of deformity is slow in the cartilaginous phase ... based on measurement of rib–vertebral angle difference, which denotes the difference of values of rib–vertebral angle on ...