The impact of elastic chest belt on chest wall deformity after costal cartilage harvesting
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-4598.2018.03.011
- VernacularTitle: 肋软骨切取术后弹性胸带外固定对胸廓畸形的影响
- Author:
Jingjian HAN
1
;
Weiwei DONG
;
Ying LIU
;
Rui GUO
;
Ling ZHANG
;
Yupeng SONG
;
Lin LIN
;
Qinghua YANG
Author Information
1. Medical Plastic and Cosmetic Center, First People′s Hospital, Jining 272111, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Costal cartilage harvest;
Chest wall deformity;
Elastic belt
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2018;34(3):210-212
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate whether restricted breathing movement by wearing elastic chest belt within half a year postoperatively could decrease the incidence of chest wall deformity after costal cartilage harvesting.
Methods:The contour of chests of the patients receiving the third-stage operation of auricular reconstruction was assessed 1 year after costal cartilage harvesting with history collection and physical examination. The incidence of costal wall deformity was summarized and compared by wearing elastic chest belt or not within half a year postoperatively. Logistic regression was used to analyze the significance of results.
Results:Thirty-eight eligible patients were enrolled in the study. The incidence of chest wall deformity in patients wearing chest elastic chest belt as requested for half a year was lower (64.7% vs. 95.2%), and the difference was statistically significant, OR 10.9, 95%CI[1.16, 102.60], P=0.037.
Conclusions:Restricted breathing movement by wearing elastic chest belt within half a year postoperatively could decrease the incidence of chest wall deformity following costal cartilage harvesting through decreasing the traction force caused by respiratory muscles and intrathoracic negative pressure.
