Pectus carinatum is a deformation of the thoracic wall causing an aesthetic prejudice. Since 2011, our team uses a dynamic compression system to treat this deformation. It is a harness that the patient wears all day long for an average duration of 1 year, and that remodels the chest by exerting a moderate pressure on it. The local cohort is one of the largest in the world. The few previous publications have shown the validity of this method, but the prognosis factors for success of this innovative treatment are not yet identified.
The principal insvestigator hypothesizes that the success or failure of the treatment depends on several parameters assessable before treatment, such as the patient's age, gender, initial correction pressure, symmetry or not of the deformation.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
520
It is a harness that the patient wears all day long for an average duration of 1 year, and that remodels the chest by exerting a moderate pressure on it
CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
RECRUITINGDecrease of the deformation of more than 50% (measured in mm) after 6 months of treatment
Dynamic compression system
Time frame: After 6 months of treatment
Failure of treatment assessed by the patient, ie if the patients considers the treatment to have failed, if he choose to underwent surgery afterwards, or if he considered the pectus carinatum to have relapsed
Dynamic compression system
Time frame: After the end of treatment (6 months to 2 years)
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