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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:e46-e48. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.069
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A Novel Titanium Rib Bridge System for Chest Wall Reconstruction

Aman S. Coonar, MD, FRCS(CTh)a,*, Nagmi Qureshi, FRCRb, Ian Smith, FRCPc, Francis C. Wells, FRCSa, Erhard Reisberg, MBAe, Jean-Marie Wihlm, MDd

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
b Department of Radiology, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
c Department of Chest Medicine, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
d Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
e MedXpert, Heitersheim, Germany

Accepted for publication January 22, 2009.

* Address correspondence to Mr Coonar, Thoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, CB23 3RE, United Kingdom (Email: aman.coonar{at}papworth.nhs.uk).

Chest wall resection for liposarcoma was performed. To reconstruct the chest wall we used a novel titanium rib bridge system and preserved anatomically equivalent layers.






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