Interposition of hydroxyapatite ceramic stents alternative to delayed sternal closure

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-67

  Iemura, J ^a,b   Aoshima, M ^a   Ishigami, N ^a   Kaneda, T ^a   Miho, T ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KINDAI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aorta surgery; Ceramics; Hydroxyapatite; Postoperative complications; Sternum surgery

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CERAMICS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STENT; STERNUM;

ADHESIONS; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CERAMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYAPATITES; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; STENTS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034068422     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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