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The cardiac silhouette was shifted into the right hemithorax. The vertebral index (VI) and frontosagittal index (FSI), which are radiographic indices used to grade the extent of the deformity, were 5.2 and 3.0, respectively. Minimum thoracic height was 13 mm at this time.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Treatment and Outcome<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u2014The sternal malposition was corrected during surgery; for stabilization, an internal splint was provided by use of a plate that was applied to the ventral side of the sternum. Radiographic indices improved until day 85; at that time, an increase in the distance between plate and sternum was detected, and plate removal was advised. The radiographic indices improved again after plate removal. At 310 days after surgery, VI was 9.6, FSI was 1.6, and minimum thoracic height was 34 mm. No dyspnea was evident during physical examination.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\n                    \u2014Results of treatment suggest that this technique may be useful as an alternative surgical option for cats with pectus excavatum that have a noncompliant sternum.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.228.7.1047","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,3,31]],"date-time":"2006-03-31T19:03:56Z","timestamp":1143831836000},"page":"1047-1052","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Use of internal splinting to realign a noncompliant sternum in a cat with pectus excavatum"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"228","author":[{"given":"Marije","family":"Risselada","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hilde","family":"de Rooster","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tiziana","family":"Liuti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ingeborgh","family":"Polis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Henri","family":"van Bree","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"ref1","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"91","article-title":"Surgical correction of pectus excavatum, using external splintage in two dogs and a cat","volume":"195","author":"Fossum","year":"1989"},{"key":"ref2","series-title":"J Am Anim Hosp Assoc","first-page":"595","article-title":"Pectus excavatum in eight dogs and six cats","volume":"25","author":"Fossum","year":"1989"},{"key":"ref3","series-title":"Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet","first-page":"341","article-title":"Pectus excavatum in dogs and cats","volume":"12","author":"Boudrieau","year":"1990"},{"key":"ref4","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"1065","article-title":"Repair of pectus excavatum by percutaneous suturing and temporary external coaptation in a kitten","volume":"194","author":"McAnulty","year":"1989"},{"key":"ref5","series-title":"J Am Anim Hosp Assoc","first-page":"203","article-title":"Pectus excavatum in three kittens","volume":"24","author":"Shires","year":"1988"},{"key":"ref6","series-title":"J Am Anim Hosp Assoc","first-page":"133","article-title":"Fatal reexpansion pulmonary edema in a kitten following surgical correction of pectus excavatum","volume":"31","author":"Soderstrom","year":"1995"},{"key":"ref7","series-title":"Vet Med Small Anim Clin","first-page":"936","article-title":"Successful surgical correction of pectus excavatum in a cat (lett)","volume":"68","author":"Bennett","year":"1973"},{"key":"ref8","series-title":"J Small Anim Pract","first-page":"311","article-title":"Atypical pectus excavatum in two Welsh terrier littermates","volume":"45","author":"Ellison","year":"2004"},{"key":"ref9","series-title":"Can Vet J","first-page":"279","article-title":"Case report. 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