Biomechanical porcine model of median sternotomy closure

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 108-112

  Losanoff, Julian E ^a   Foerst, Jason R ^a   Huff, Harold ^b   Richman, Bruce W ^a   Collier, Andrea D ^b   Hsieh, Fu hung ^b   Lee, Sunggyu ^b   Jones, James W ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Experimental models; Pericostal closure; Peristernal closure; Porcine model; Stainless steel wires; Sternotomy

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036401635     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2002.6488     Document Type: Article

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