1. Ten year experience of bioabsorbable mesh support in pectus excavatum repair 
L. Luzzi, L. Voltolini, J. Zacharias, A. Campione, C. Ghiribelli, M. Di Bisceglie, G. Gotti 
British Journal of Plastic Surgery 
Volume 57, Issue 8, Pages (December 2004)
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2. Figure 1
The arrow shows the point chosen for the sternum osteotomy based on the sternum 3D image by the CT scan.
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3. Figure 2 3D CT scan at 6 months from surgical correction.
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4. Figure 3
The picture shows the technique for PE correction by positioning the reabsorbable mesh.
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5. Figure 4
Introduction of the mesh under the pectoralis major before the suture.
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6. Figure 5
The fixing of mesh under the sternum and the anterior chest cage. In this way, we a obtain the complete reconstruction also of the upper abdomen.
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