%0 Case Reports
%T Distraction osteogenesis of the sternum for thoracic expansion in a severe case of jeune syndrome: a preliminary report.
%A Imai Y
%A Kitanishi R
%A Saiki Y
%A Takeda A
%A Tachi M
%J J Plast Surg Hand Surg
%V 50
%N 3
%D Jun 2016
%M 27009488
%F 1.295
%R 10.3109/2000656X.2016.1147736
%X Severe asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (Jeune syndrome) is usually fatal. The authors used distraction osteogenesis in a severe case and achieved 45 mm distraction of the sternum and improvement in tidal volume, lung compliance, and mean airway pressure.