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Case Reports
. 2004 Apr;39(4):626-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.12.032.

Using a bioabsorbable copolymer plate for chest wall reconstruction

David W Tuggle  1 , P Cameron Mantor, David S Foley, Michele M Markley, Nikola Puffinbarger
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Using a bioabsorbable copolymer plate for chest wall reconstruction

David W Tuggle et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

Reconstruction of the chest wall in a child is an uncommon problem for pediatric surgeons. The available material for chest wall reconstruction typically has been borrowed from the adult experience. The authors describe their recent experience with a commercially available bioabsorbable plate in a variety of conditions that require chest wall reconstruction.

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