New Technique for Reinforced Sternal Closure

Autor: Cevat Özpınar, Hasan Solak, Kadir Durgut, Tahir Yüksek, Ufuk Özergin, Niyazi Gormus, Güven Sadi Sunam
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 8:76-77
ISSN: 1816-5370
0218-4923
DOI: 10.1177/021849230000800123
Popis: A simplified method of reinforced sternal closure is described. Figure-of-8-shaped sutures of no. 5 stainless steel wire are inserted with 2 Sterna-Bands between them. The advantages of this technique are simplicity, effectiveness, and speed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE