Clinical studies of bioabsorbable poly-L-lactide sternal coaptation pins

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 749-751

  Tanaka, T ^a   Okawa, Y ^a   Ishida, N ^a   Toyama, M ^a   Hashimoto, M ^a   Matsumoto, K ^a  

^a National Toyohashi Higashi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biocompatible materials; Postoperative complications; Sternum, surgery; Surgical wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE MARROW; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SUTURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0035207857     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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