Author(s)

Elmer Lodder, Maarten van der Elst

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Complications after chest wall resection are common and are reported to occur in approximately 40% of patients. The most frequent complications are respiratory or wound complications. Restoring rib continuity after a resection is likely to prevent respiratory complications. However many patients remain painful after a reconstruction. This article describes a new technique using a titanium alloy precontoured locking plate and locking screws to reconstruct the chest wall after resection of the 7th rib on the left.

Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction

E. Lodder and M. Elst, "Chest Wall Reconstruction with Precontoured Locking Plate Proof of Concept," Journal of Cancer Therapy, Vol. 1 No. 3, 2010, pp. 131-133. doi: 10.4236/jct.2010.13021.