CompletedNot Applicable

Institutional Experience With Chest Wall Reconstruction Using Sternal Steel Wires: A Case Series Study

Pakistan38 participantsStarted 2023-05-01

Plain-language summary

Chest wall resections, often performed for tumors, infections, or trauma, result in significant defects that require reconstruction to restore structural integrity and functionality. The use of twisted stainless steel wires (No. 05) for chest wall reconstruction offers a cost-effective and practical alternative. Steel wires provide robust structural support, allow dynamic movement of the chest wall during respiration, and are associated with improved postoperative pain control.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing chest wall resection due to tumors or trauma. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contraindications to General Anesthesia. * Patients having chest wall infection. * Patients with pre-existing chest wall deformities or severe chronic respiratory diseases. * Patients who undergo reoperation or develop intraoperative complications affecting the chest wall reconstruction.

What they're measuring

Chest Wall Recoil

Timeframe: 30 days post-operatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07148648

SponsorUniversity of Health Sciences Lahore

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-04-30

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