Sternal dehiscence in patients with and without mediastinitis

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 106-110

  Boiselle, Phillip M ^a   Mansilla, Alberto V ^b   White, Charles S ^c   Fisher, Mary S ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Complications; Mediastinitis; Sternum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; STERNUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0035083185     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-200104000-00008     Document Type: Article

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