Morphologic findings of chest deformities in children corresponding to the Willital-Hümmer classification

The clinical classification of funnel and pigeon chest deformities can be subclassified by means of special measurements of the chest. This simple technique makes it possible to differentiate sternocranial, sternocaudal, infrasternal, symmetrical, and asymmetrical marginal and peripheral deformities...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 562 - 566
Main Authors Hümmer, H.P., Willital, G.H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.10.1984
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Chest-wall deformities
Child
Funnel Chest - classification
Funnel Chest - pathology
Humans
Medical sciences
Methods
Pneumology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Spine - abnormalities
Sternum - pathology
Thorax - abnormalities
Thorax - pathology
Chest-wall deformities
Human
Deformation
Chest wall
Child
Classification
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Summary:The clinical classification of funnel and pigeon chest deformities can be subclassified by means of special measurements of the chest. This simple technique makes it possible to differentiate sternocranial, sternocaudal, infrasternal, symmetrical, and asymmetrical marginal and peripheral deformities. This further classification also includes deformities of the vertebral column and deviatory development. The exact analysis of the abnormal chest in three different planes can be performed by means of external chest-wall measurements.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(84)80104-9