Step Change In The Reconstruction Of Congenital Chest Wall Defects:
The Way It Is Now |
Where We Are Going |
Nuss and Ravitch procedures are routinely used in correction of chest wall defects (esp. pectus excavatum). With a minimally invasive procedure (thoracoscopy), there is a certain risk of of bar(s) displacement, pectus excavatum recurrence-on bar removal at 2-3 years post operatively, and—in some cases—complications. The extensive removal of cartilage with subsequent damage or removal of cartilage growth plates has also brought about problems with growth and development of the chest wall. |
Our PCL pectus scaffold are fully custom-made scaffolds to fit every defect. They avoid manipulation of organs and insult of the thoracic skeletal architecture. PCL pectus scaffold offers an extra-thoracic camouflage correction implant approach known to
Importantly, it also aims to alleviates low body-image, thereby showing the potential to enhance quality of life. |