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Actual technical improvements, future aspects

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Congenital Thoracic Wall Deformities

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The morphological estimation of complex anatomic body regions and of congenital or acquired defects is of great importance for an individualized surgical planning, the operative quality management and for long-term postoperative outcome control [11]. Especially congenital thoracic wall deformities frequently show substantial anterior thoracic wall affections, but only few and often deficient analyzing methods exist to objectively assess the complex three-dimensional (3-D) contour anomalies [19]. In particular, women show associated malformations of the breast soft tissue, which aggravates the 3-D evaluation of the female breast region.

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

    Anton H. Schwabegger MS, MSc, Asso. Prof.

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Kovacs, L., Eder, M., Brossmann, C., Schwabegger, A.H. (2011). Actual technical improvements, future aspects. In: Schwabegger, A.H. (eds) Congenital Thoracic Wall Deformities. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99138-1_13

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