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Expansion thoracoplasty reduces scoliosis and increases the volume of the constricted hemithorax, but the relative increase in the ipsilateral lung volume is small since compensatory hypertrophy of the contralateral lung also occurred. Expansion thoracoplasty may improve respiratory function by increasing alveolar capillaries and preventing emphysematous changes.
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