Sternal reconstruction with titanium plates in complicated sternal dehiscence

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-145

  Voss, Bernhard ^a   Bauernschmitt, Robert ^a   Will, Albrecht ^a   Krane, Markus ^a   Kröss, Ruth ^a   Brockmann, Gernot ^a   Libera, Paul ^a   Lange, Rüdiger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Osteosynthesis; Rigid plate fixation; Sternal dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45549105731     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.030     Document Type: Article

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