Manubriosternal disjunction a new approach for surgical repair

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 593-595

  Lemaitre, J ^a,b   Koriche, Ch ^a   Massard, G ^a   Wihlm, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Direct repair; Manubriosternal disjunction; PDS ropes; Traumatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MANUBRIOSTERNAL DISJUNCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; X RAY;

EID: 8744223165     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679623     Document Type: Article

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