{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Distraction osteogenesis of the sternum for thoracic expansion in a severe case of jeune syndrome: a preliminary report.
{Author}: Imai Y;Kitanishi R;Saiki Y;Takeda A;Tachi M;
{Journal}: J Plast Surg Hand Surg
{Volume}: 50
{Issue}: 3
{Year}: Jun 2016
{Factor}: 1.295
{DOI}: 10.3109/2000656X.2016.1147736
{Abstract}: 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.