{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: A new technique for neonatal Jeune syndrome: External thoracic expansion.
{Author}: Temel U;Akgül AG;
{Journal}: Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg
{Volume}: 29
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Apr 2021
{Factor}: 0.704
{DOI}: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.19731
{Abstract}: Jeune syndrome is a rare form of skeletal dysplasia characterized by a narrow, bell-shaped chest (thoracic cage), and typical phalangeal and pelvic bone deformities. Chest expansion is impaired by the short, horizontally positioned ribs, resulting in alveolar hypoventilation and eventually neonatal-infantile death in most cases. External distraction with sternoplasty is a new technique for the treatment of Jeune syndrome, which was firstly used by our team on a newborn by placing a sliding finger fixator which was designed for ulnar lengthening. We believe that this approach can be life-saving in neonates with improved and widespread usage.