5-346.a0:
Operations on chest wall, pleura, mediastinum and diaphragm: Plastic reconstruction of chest wall: Correction of a chest deformity: Funnel chest, conventional
Your funnel chest has been surgically repaired.
You had a funnel chest. With funnel chest, the front of the chest has an indent in the middle where the sternum is. The sternum is a flat bone at the front of the chest. The ribs and the two collarbones are attached to the sternum.
The operation involved, firstly, making an incision into your sternum to enable your ribcage to be operated on directly. The connections between your sternum and your ribs where then detached. Your sternum was then raised and reconnected to your ribs. Special splints, plates or screws are normally used to do this.
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If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
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