Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
BACKGROUND: A greater structural expansion of the rib cage in females compared with males has been described in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients; however, conflicting data exist as to whether an elongation of the bony ribs and sternum contributes to this expansion.
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| description | BACKGROUND: A greater structural expansion of the rib cage in females compared with males has been described in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients; however, conflicting data exist as to whether an elongation of the bony ribs and sternum contributes to this expansion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f18ea40ca72453da162f0f9519104f72025-02-03T01:24:58ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412012-01-0119319620010.1155/2012/408518Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic FibrosisLouis-Philippe Laurin0Vincent Jobin1François Bellemare2Laboratoire du sommeil et clinique de fibrose kystique du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) – Hôtel-Dieu, Montréal, Québec, CanadaLaboratoire du sommeil et clinique de fibrose kystique du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) – Hôtel-Dieu, Montréal, Québec, CanadaLaboratoire du sommeil et clinique de fibrose kystique du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) – Hôtel-Dieu, Montréal, Québec, CanadaBACKGROUND: A greater structural expansion of the rib cage in females compared with males has been described in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients; however, conflicting data exist as to whether an elongation of the bony ribs and sternum contributes to this expansion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/408518 |
| spellingShingle | Louis-Philippe Laurin Vincent Jobin François Bellemare Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_full | Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_fullStr | Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_short | Sternum Length and Rib Cage Dimensions Compared with Bodily Proportions in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_sort | sternum length and rib cage dimensions compared with bodily proportions in adults with cystic fibrosis |
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