A mathematical analysis of alternative sternal wound closures - An aid to reducing cardiac surgical mortality

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-44

  John, Lindsay C H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Sternum; Surgical wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; SURGERY;

CARDIAC SURGERY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; THORAX SURGERY; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STERNUM; SURGICAL FIXATION DEVICES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38049022737     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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