Repair Technique of Recurrent Postoperative Sternum Fractures: A New Modification
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Repair Technique of Recurrent Postoperative Sternum Fractures: A New Modification

Gazi Med J 2018;29(4):368-369 DOI: 10.12996/gmj.2018.100
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Abstract

The dehissence of sternal bone is a major problem for the patient’s postoperative performance after surgeries had been performed via median sternotomy. Different methods and tools are being used for repairment. These methods alone could be insufficient sometimes. Thus we want to share the combined method performed by us.

Keywords: Sternal revision, sternal closure, cardiac surgery