… volume and function loss, primary thoracic dysplasia which can compromise chest volume
… Thoracic dysplasia can be related to a skeletal dysplasia that affects the skeleton globally or …

… to be made, but respiratory insufficiency is different from thoracic insufficiency syndrome.
Deficiencies in thoracic performance can degrade respiratory efficiency, but compensation …

Thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) was described in 2003 as the inability of the thorax to
support normal respiration or lung growth. TIS includes a broad and disparate group of …

… Syndromes and chest/spine deformities that give rise to what we now … Thoracic hypoplasia
Bilateral longitudinal constriction of lungs from loss of thoracic height Jarcho-Levin syndromes …

… shortening of the thoracic spine results in severe thoracic insufficiency syndrome and early
death… were established to determine the natural history of the thoracic insufficiency syndrome. …

… Context: Thoracic insufficiency syndrome is a condition in which the thorax is unable to …
laboratory test that can be used to identify thoracic insufficiency syndrome; it can, however, be …

… can rapidly develop thoracic insufficiency and pulmonary … or lung growth, thoracic
insufficiency syndrome (TIS) ensues. … Thoracic deformity can arise either intrinsically from fused …

… Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)
develop thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS). TIS is the inability of the chest to support nor…

… In conclusion, in a small group of patients with thoracic insufficiency syndrome who were …
rib operation facilitated substantial improvement in thoracic dynamics. This was evidenced by …

… • The rare condition of fused ribs and congenital scoliosis may result in a three-dimensional
thoracic deformity with adverse effects on thoracic growth and function with development of …