Sternal closure with titanium plate fixation - A paradigm shift in preventing mediastinitis

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 336-339

  Raman, Jai ^a   Song, David H ^a   Bolotin, Gil ^a   Jeevanandam, Valluvan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediastinitis; Plating; Rigid fixation; Sternum

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE INFECTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDIASTINITIS; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33746748814     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.121863     Document Type: Conference Paper

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