Forced Mechanical Sternal Elevation for Nuss Repair Dawn E. Jaroszewski, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 5, (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.029 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Intraoperative photograph showing elevation of sternum during Nuss pectus excavatum repair with use of bone clamp (Lewin spinal perforating forceps, V. Mueller NL6960; CareFusion, San Diego, CA) inserted. The Rultract retractor (Rultract, Cleveland, OH) with extension arm is attached to the table on the left side approximately level with the clavicle and attached to the clamp. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.029) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions