Prospective evaluation of a new sternal closure method with thermoreactive clips

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 571-575

  Negri, A ^a   Manfredi, J ^a   Terrini, A ^a   Rodella, G ^a   Bisleri, G ^a   El Quarra, S ^a   Muneretto, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UDA Cardiochirurgia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Sternal dehiscence; Sternal wound infection; Thermoreactive clips

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND;

AGED; BONE WIRES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEONECROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036804556     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00411-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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