Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/408518

Open AccessArticle10.1155/2012/408518

Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

Louis‐Philippe Laurin,Vincent Jobin,F. Bellemare-2012-01-01-Canadian Respiratory Journal

TL;DRAbstract

Significant differences in bodily proportions were found between normal subjects and CF patients, suggesting a differential growth pattern for the trunk and limbs. However, increased rib cage dimensions with lung hyperinflation and airway obstruction was not associated with an elongation of the sternum.

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Significant differences in bodily proportions were found between normal subjects and CF patients, suggesting a differential growth pattern for the trunk and limbs. However, increased rib cage dimensions with lung hyperinflation and airway obstruction was not associated with an elongation of the sternum.

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Rib cageSternumMedicineAnatomyAnthropometryTrunkCageApex (geometry)

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