Sternal instability following coronary artery bypass grafting

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-33

  El Ansary, Doa ^a   Adams, Roger ^b   Toms, Lorelle ^a   Elkins, Mark ^c  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RATING SCALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; THORAX PAIN; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0034127474     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939800307584     Document Type: Article

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