Primary sternal closure and mediastinal decompression by inlay autologous rib grafts

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 215-216

  Geiger, James P ^a,b   Tabak, Carol A ^a   Aronstam, Elmore M ^a  

^a ST MARY S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030021880     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00773-3     Document Type: Article

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