Median sternotomy closure: A simple inexpensive effective technique

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2393-2394

  Randecker, Harold ^a,b  

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (United States)

^b Stevens Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INCISION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

BONE WIRES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; STERNUM; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 28344450598     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.043     Document Type: Article

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