Correction of a Severe Pouter Pigeon Breast by Triple Sternal Osteotomy With a Novel Titanium Rib Bridge Fixation Pierre-Yves Brichon, MD, Jean-Marie Wihlm, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 90, Issue 6, Pages e97-e99 (December 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.068 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The pouter pigeon breast. (A) Preoperative view. (B) Chest roentgenogram of profile. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, e97-e99DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.068) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Resection of the tip of the deformed cartilages (red area) and multiple chondrotomies. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, e97-e99DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.068) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A) Sternal triple osteotomy with resection of the anterior angle. (B) Re-suturing the sternum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, e97-e99DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.068) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Result at 1 month. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, e97-e99DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.068) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions