%0 Journal Article
%T Chest Wall Reconstruction with Precontoured Locking Plate Proof of Concept
%A Elmer Lodder
%A Maarten van der Elst
%J Journal of Cancer Therapy
%P 131-133
%@ 2151-1942
%D 2010
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jct.2010.13021
%X Complications after chest wall resection are common and are reported to occur in approximately 40% of patients. The most frequent complications are respiratory or wound complications. Restoring rib continuity after a resection is likely to prevent respiratory complications. However many patients remain painful after a reconstruction. This article describes a new technique using a titanium alloy precontoured locking plate and locking screws to reconstruct the chest wall after resection of the 7th rib on the left.
%K Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=2605