Single stage sternal reconstruction using titanium mesh for dehiscence following open-heart surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-51

  Dimarakis, Ioannis ^a   Oswal, Dilip ^a   Nair, Unnikrishnan R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications of surgery; Infection; Sternum; Wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 24744460530     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2004.096065     Document Type: Article

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