Is the figure-of-eight superior to the simple wire technique for closure of the sternum?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 191-194

  Khasati, Noman ^a   Sivaprakasam, Rajesh ^a   Dunning, Joel ^b  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone wires; Evidence based medicine; Sternum; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIGURE OF EIGHT TECHNIQUE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1842736350     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00259-7     Document Type: Article

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