Table 12 The Haller index of patient A after the treatment by placing the Nuss bar at the 4th intercostal space with the sternum elevated 20 mm.

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

Cross-section

B

A

The Haller index

a

89.947

237.12

2.636

b

94.088

237.98

2.529

c

94.838

239.32

2.523

d

88.258

246.12

2.789

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