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Failure after Ravitch can be due to issues with healing including malunion and pseudo arthrosis. Evidence can be seen on computerized tomographic scan: (A) pseudoarthrosis and failure of cartilage regeneration can be seen between sternum and costal attachments (B) fusion of costal attachment posterior to sternum; and intraoperative (C) photograph shows findings extensive malunion and separation of lower left costosternal attachments from sternum.
