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Table 4 Comparison of the slope angle and the Haller index in seven patients before and after the revision Nuss surgery

From: A retrospective study on the impact of bar flipping on the recurrence of pectus excavatum after the Nuss procedure

 

Before revision surgery

After revision surgery

p value

Slope angle α (IQR), degrees

39.6 (38.5–52)

10.4 (9.1–23.7)

0.018

cxrHI (IQR)

3.5 (3.1–3.8)

2.9 (2.5–3.1)

0.043

  1. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the α and HI before and after the revision Nuss procedure
  2. p < 0.05 are given in bold