Potential risk of sternal wires

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 812-818

  Shih, Chun Che ^a,b   Shih, Chun Ming ^c   Su, Yea Yang ^a   Lin, Shing Jong ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei General Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fractured wire; Scanning electron microscopy; Sternal dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; CORROSION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STERNOTOMY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WIRE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BONE WIRES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STAINLESS STEEL; STERNUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 1842786004     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.11.043     Document Type: Article

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