Lower sternal reinforcement to improve median sternotomy closure [4] (multiple letters)

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2261-2262

  Losanoff, Julian E ^a   Richman, Bruce W ^a   Jones, James W ^a   Dasika, Uday K ^b   Magovern, James A ^c  

^a M580 Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b Forum Health   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

5

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BREATHING; CADAVER; COUGHING; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FORCE; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 2542436706     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.06.029     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. U.K Dasika D.R Trumble J.A Magovern Lower sternal reinforcement improves the stability of sternal closure Ann Thorac Surg 75 2003 1618 1621
2. A.R Casha M Gauci L Yang M Saleh P.H Kay G.J Cooper Fatigue testing median sternotomy closures Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg 19 2001 249 253
3. K Schade H Greve Refixation of the sternum after median sternotomy experimental investigations of its stability Langenbecks Arch Chir 374 1989 20 24