Table 1 The pre- and post-operative thoracic transverse diameter of PEX patients.

From: Development of a computer-aided design and finite-element analysis combined method for customized Nuss bar in pectus excavatum surgery

Patient

Preoperative A(mm)

Post-operative A′(mm)

A′/A

1

268.05

253.98

0.95

2

223.31

210.83

0.94

3

264.35

250.56

0.95

4

222.76

217.92

0.98

5

254.97

242.77

0.95

6

249.98

243.46

0.97

7

204.51

194.73

0.95

8

212.23

203.29

0.96

9

245.81

232.09

0.94

10

240.91

235.48

0.98

11

232.30

211.71

0.91

12

250.38

228.63

0.91