Sternal closure with resorbable synthetic loop suture material in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1309-1311

  Keçeligil, Hasan Tahsin ^a,b   Kolbakir, Ferşat ^a,b   Akar, Haci ^a,b   Konuralp, Cüneyt ^a,b   Demir, Zafer ^a,b   Demiraǧ, Mustafa Kemal ^a,b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable suture; Poly p dioxanone; Sternal closure

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYDIOXANONE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033840181     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.9311     Document Type: Article

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