Quantitative geometric analysis of rib, costal cartilage and sternum from childhood to teenagehood

• Published in: Medical & biological engineering & computing Vol. 51; no. 9; pp. 971 - 979
• Main Authors: Sandoz, Baptiste, Badina, Alina, Laporte, Sébastien, Lambot, Karene, Mitton, David, Skalli, Wafa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2013; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Biomechanics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Biomedicine; Cadavers; Cartilage; Cartilage - anatomy & histology; Cartilage - growth & development; Child; Child development; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Childrens health; Computer Applications; Engineering Sciences; Female; Geometry; Human Physiology; Humans; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Infant; Male; Mechanics; Medical imaging; Original Article; Orthopedics; Pediatrics; Physics; Radiography, Thoracic; Radiology; Rib cage; Ribs - anatomy & histology; Ribs - growth & development; Scoliosis; Skeletal system; Statistics, Nonparametric; Sternum - anatomy & histology; Sternum - growth & development; Studies; Thorax; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; X-rays; France; Cartilage; Rib; Thorax; Costal index; Child; thorax; rib; cartilage; child; costal index

Better understanding of the effects of growth on children’s bones and cartilage is necessary for clinical and biomechanical purposes. The aim of this study is to define the 3D geometry of children’s rib cages: including sternum, ribs and costal cartilage. Three-dimensional reconstructions of 960 rib...