Chest wall deformities in CDH survivors Children with CDH are at high risk for pectus excavatum deformity and progressive thoracic asymmetry
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Carolin Riemer, Luisa Gräfin Lambsdorff, Nina Hutflesz, Christoph Mohr, Meike Weis, Christel Weiss, Richard Martel, Michaela Klinke-Petrowsky, Katrin Zahn, Thomas Schaible, Michael Boettcher, Julia Elrod
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survivors exhibit an increased risk for developing musculoskeletal anomalies. This prospective long-term cohort study investigates the characteristics, predictors and dynamic changes of different chest wall deformities in a large cohort of CDH patients.
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