Migration of a broken cerclage wire from the patella into the heart: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2057-2059

  Biddau, Flavio ^a   Fioriti, Massimo ^a   Benelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CERCLAGE; FOREIGN BODY; HEART; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PATELLA FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 33748446935     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200609000-00021     Document Type: Article

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