Fixing a Traumatic Sternal Fracture Using Stainless Steel Wires
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Heart Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Department of Chest Diseases, Assiut Police Hospital, Assiut, Egypt Corresponding author: Hussein Elkhayat, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Heart Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Tel: +20-882413773, Fax: +20-882333327, E-mail: [email protected]
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