Radiological evaluation of the eighth thoracic vertebra rotation in the pectus excavatum

Material and methods An analysis of pre-operational 82 CT in children with the pectus excavatum deformity was made. Patients were divided into two groups depending on the chest deformation ; the first one consisted of patients with symmetric pectus excavatum, there were 48 patients (9 girls, 39 boys), the mean age was 12,8 years (4-16), the average Haller index was 3,6 (2,2-7,1); in the second group with dissymmetric pectus excavatum there were 35 patients (8 girls, 27 boys), the mean age was 11,8 years (7-17), the average Haller index was 2,9 (2,4-5,8).