Table 1. Basic patient information, including gender, age, body mass index, Haller index, correction index, sternal rotation angle, number of metal bars utilized in the procedure, and length of the hospital stay.
| ID | Gender | Age | Body mass index | Haller index | Correction index | Sternal rotation | Bars | Hospital stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (years) | (kg/m2 ) | (°) | (n) | (days) | ||||
| 1 | M | 15 | 15.12 | 3.11 | 25.00 | 26 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | M | 20 | 20.20 | 2.58 | 20.75 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 3* | M | 23 | 19.62 | 6.16 | 61.51 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| 4* | F | 14 | 11.15 | 30.38 | 90.18 | 19 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | M | 14 | 17.01 | 4.19 | 38.71 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | M | 17 | 19.97 | 4.52 | 43.14 | 26 | 2 | 3 |
| 7* | M | 28 | 20.65 | 2.97 | 35.23 | 25 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | M | 11 | 15.74 | 2.91 | 33.13 | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | M | 15 | 17.10 | 5.53 | 52.46 | 30 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | F | 13 | 15.05 | 3.50 | 32.95 | 36 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | M | 17 | 22.09 | 5.56 | 48.50 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | M | 20 | 21.97 | 4.57 | 38.05 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | F | 14 | 18.78 | 3.05 | 26.51 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | M | 20 | 17.53 | 2.73 | 20.85 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | M | 13 | 14.84 | 4.91 | 30.76 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | F | 16 | 19.36 | 2.62 | 23.80 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | M | 18 | 19.59 | 4.71 | 32.46 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | M | 16 | 19.60 | 3.68 | 32.66 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | M | 15 | 18.08 | 4.65 | 46.88 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | M | 16 | 20.20 | 2.58 | 26.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | M | 17 | 22.28 | 3.25 | 19.20 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | M | 12 | 13.96 | 3.38 | 31.24 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| 23 | F | 12 | 15.43 | 3.11 | 20.31 | 25 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | M | 16 | 17.26 | 3.22 | 30.21 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | F | 24 | 19.69 | 4.61 | 48.35 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | M | 26 | 19.66 | 3.14 | 25.73 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
*Cases in which the defect was severe or the chest wall was too rigid, chondral cartilage resection through a midline incision therefore being performed before the metal bar was inserted under the sternum (combined MIRPE + Ravitch technique).