Sternal approximation for bilateral anterolateral transsternal thoracotomy for lung transplantation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  McGiffin, David C ^a,d   Alonso, Jorge E ^b   Zorn Jr , George L ^a   Kirklin, James K ^a   Young Jr , K Randall ^c   Wille, Keith M ^c   Leon, Kevin ^c   Hart, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 13244258500     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.09.039     Document Type: Article

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