Assessment of children with pectus excavatum without surgical correction.

CONCLUSIONS: In children with pectus excavatum without surgical indications, forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 s and functional capacity assessed by the 6‑min walk test improved significantly after a 12-week supervised exercise program. The study showed that adherence to the exercise-based program was good for all patients. PMID: 30421282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - November 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amăricăi E, Suciu O, Onofrei RR, Miclăuș RS, Cațan L, Cerbu S, Popoiu CM Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research