- a
number of
genetic markers for
pectus excavatum had also been discovered. It was
believed for
decades that
pectus excavatum is
caused by an overgrowth...
-
sternum and ribs. It is
distinct from the
related malformation pectus excavatum.
People with
pectus carinatum usually develop normal hearts and lungs, but the...
- Look up
pectus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Pectus may
refer to: the part of the
torso between the neck and the
diaphragm colloquially, the word...
- and is
observed as
depression of the
anterior chest at the xiphisternum.
Pectus excavatum is
commonly unilateral and, therefore, can lead to asymmetric...
-
spine scoliosis,
thoracic lordosis,
abnormal indentation (
pectus excavatum) or
protrusion (
pectus carinatum) of the sternum,
abnormal joint flexibility,...
- over
students of his age.
While he
continued to grow,
Richters developed pectus excavatum,
which required surgery in his childhood,
breaking his ribcage...
- The
pectoralis major (from
Latin pectus 'breast') is a thick, fan-shaped or
triangular convergent muscle of the
human chest. It
makes up the bulk of the...
- his colleagues, Dr.
Daniel Croitoru and Dr.
Robert Kelly, for
treating pectus excavatum. He
developed it at Children's
Hospital of The King's Daughters...
-
other accommodations for high
altitude life.
Barrel Pectus carinatum (convex but peaked)
Pectus excavatum (concave, sunken)
Respiratory examination Rosenow...
- out at the
bottom of the ladder."
Harris had a
chest deformity known as
pectus excavatum, in
which the
breastbone sinks into the chest. This made Harris...
