Fatigue testing of three peristernal median sternotomy closure techniques

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Wangsgard, Cameron ^a   Cohen, David J ^b   Griffin, Lanny V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 525 Oak Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STERNUM; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY;

DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; STERNUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 53549083550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-52     Document Type: Article

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