OBJECTIVE To determine whether the FlatWire Figure 8 sternal fixation device (Penn United, USA) is mechanically superior to the current standard in sternotomy closure. DESCRIPTION Unstable sternal closure using traditional steel-wire cerclage can increase postoperative pain, bony cut-through and wound dehiscence. The authors present the Figure 8 sternal fixation device to minimize these compl...

BACKGROUND Primary malignant or metastatic sternal tumors are uncommon. A subtotal or total sternectomy can offer a radical form of treatment. The issue is to restore the structural integrity of the chest wall. CASE PRESENTATION We report the implantation of an individualized 3D-printed titanium sternum in a patient with a sternal tumor. CONCLUSIONS We believe that tridimensional print tech...

background pyogenic bacteria and especially staphylococcus aurous (s. aurous) are the most common cause of chronic osteomyelitis. not only treatment protocol of chronic osteomyelitis occasionally is amiss but also this malady responds to treatment difficultly. objectives this study investigates antibiotic resistance pattern of s. aurous isolated from iranian patients who suffer from chronic ost...

  Background: Tuberculosis is an essential problem for healthcare systems especially in developing countries . All newborns are given Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in Iran which is prepared from live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, and is given to protect against tuberculosis. Osteomyelitis secondary to BCG vaccination is rare and usually involves epiphysis of long tubular bones. Methods...