A biomechanical study of relationship between sternum defect patterns and thoracic respiration

Background: Various types of sternum defects are produced after the removal of thoracic tumors involving the sternum. The present study aims to elucidate the relationship between the defect patterns and their effects on thoracic respiration.Methods: Ten sets of finite element models were produced si...

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Main Authors: Tomohisa Nagasao, Shogo Kasai, Yusuke Shimizu, Yoshiaki Sakamoto, Asako Hatano, Tadaaki Morotomi, Hisao Ogata, Kazuo Kishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Computer Assisted Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.3109/10929088.2015.1076038
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