Lung Issues in Marfan Syndrome 12:54-14:16 So you can ask the question of whether correction of a pectus deformities will improve lung function. If you have abnormal lung function, to begin with, most of the data suggests that it probably …

Lung Issues in Marfan Syndrome Now what are the approaches to repair? What has become kind of the most common procedure is what's called a NUSS procedure, and many of you are familiar with that. では胸骨異常に対しては、どのような治療法があ…

What techniques may be available for orthopedic surgery in the future? Things happen slower than you would like and progress is very painstaking in orthopedics, especially. 物事というものは思い通りには進まないものですが、特に整形外科の分野…

What is a pectus? The pectus is the breast bone of the sternum in medical parlance and normally that is where the ribs attached in the middle. That's where the cardiac surgeon historically would make the cut to open and get into the chest.…

How do you factor in a patient's cosmetic concerns? A lot of patients are a little afraid or embarrassed to bring those concerns to light because they think maybe the doctor thinks you shouldn't talk about those things, but I'm very aware …

What is the recovery period for orthopedic surgery? It takes about three to five days in the hospital on the average to kind of recover to the point where you can manage yourself at home and then after you go home, there's the slower perio…

Do Marfan syndrome patients usually need more than one orthopedic surgery? Hopefully not. Most Marfan kids don't need a whole lot of orthopaedic operations. そうならないことを願います。マルファン症候群の子供の大部分は、整形外科手術を何度も…

What percentage of children need orthopedic surgery? I would say by far most children don't need any orthopedic surgery. We've studied the incidence of spine surgery. It's only about five or maybe ten percent that needs spine surgery at mo…

How do you know when a child needs orthopedic surgery? I would be a little apprehensive because I know what surgery's like and recovering from it, but I also know that it turns out well in the end and if you can see that goal in the end, y…

How is the orthopedist involved in diagnosing Marfan syndrome? I'm very interested in how can you make the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome because knowing about it, then you can take better care of certain things like your heart and your eyes…

How does Marfan syndrome affect the skeletal system? Marfan is a defect in fibrillin-1 as Dr. Dietz has shown and that is the elastic that helps to give tissue its own resilience and that affects muscle and ligaments and it even affects bo…

Marfan 101 9/12/18 (Virtual Medical Symposium Series) 17:48-19:18 Additional systems that can be involved are the skin. Striae or stretch marks are frequent finding. 皮膚にも影響が出ることがあります。皮膚線条（ストレッチマーク）が多い所見…

Marfan 101 9/12/18 (Virtual Medical Symposium Series) 10:47～13:36 Other systems that can be involved are the bones and joints. 他にマルファン症候群の影響を受ける部位としては、骨・関節があります。 Individuals with Marfan syndrome are typic…