A rational approach to wound difficulties after sternotomy: Reconstruction and long-term results

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1419-1429

  Francel, Thomas J ^a,b   Kouchoukos, Nicholas T ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034783822     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02009-9     Document Type: Article

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