https://www.pectus.com/ https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/610-east-tennessee-clinic-uses-technology-to-fix-pigeon-chest https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/610-east-tennessee-clinic-uses-technology-to-fix-pigeon-chest KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In an exam room at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, all eyes were on 14-year-old Tinsley Allen as he became the first patient in Tennessee and one... ]]> Wed, 29 May 2019 22:56:52 +0000 610 2019-05-29 https://photos.pectus.com/original/4e/f6/0f/tinsley-allenjpg-85-1559170632.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/452-does-pectus-actually-give-certain-athletes-a-physical-advantage https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/452-does-pectus-actually-give-certain-athletes-a-physical-advantage The old swimming adage is that breaststrokers are born, not made. You often can look at a swimmer standing still and tell whether they are a natural fit for... ]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:51:09 +0000 452 2016-08-11 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/435-health-cast-chest-wall-deformities-surgical-solutions https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/435-health-cast-chest-wall-deformities-surgical-solutions A condition that you've probably never heard of can wreck a child's health and self-esteem. Pectus, or chest wall deformities, are fairly common. As many as... ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:19:18 +0000 435 2016-06-14 https://photos.pectus.com/original/9e/bf/4d/carinatum-76-1465914053.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/376-workup-of-the-pectus-patient-webinar-tuesday-sept-15 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/376-workup-of-the-pectus-patient-webinar-tuesday-sept-15 "WORKUP OF THE PECTUS PATIENT" Sept 15, 7-8pm EDT on GoToWebinar - with LIVE surgeon, Dr. Michael Goretsky Our guest surgeon will be... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:24:35 +0000 376 2015-08-25 https://photos.pectus.com/original/ed/f1/dd/bdtb-webinar-default-6-1440529400.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/368-pioneering-chest-deformity-op-carried-out-at-cardiff-hospital https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/368-pioneering-chest-deformity-op-carried-out-at-cardiff-hospital A Welsh hospital has become the first in the UK to offer a pioneering new treatment for patients with chest deformities. The first procedure at Cardiff's... ]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:33:17 +0000 368 2015-07-12 https://photos.pectus.com/original/45/0f/1a/-84147217-11-78-1436726015.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/330-operation-to-end-misery-of-being-born-with-a-caved-in-chest https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/330-operation-to-end-misery-of-being-born-with-a-caved-in-chest "Indeed, by Ben's early teens he had become a different boy, say his parents. 'The deformity became more noticeable as he grew, making him very self-conscious and meant he... ]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2015 19:03:54 +0000 330 2015-02-14