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Fatigue testing median sternotomy closures.
OBJECTIVE Sternal dehiscence is commonly due to wire cutting through bone. With a biological model, we measured the rate of cutting through bone, of standard steel wire closure, peristernal steel wire, figure-of-eight closure, polyester and sternal bands sternotomy closure techniques. METHODS Polyester, figure-of-eight, peristernal and sternal band closures were tested against standard closur...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1873-734X,1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)00584-x