Sternal plate closure: indications, surgical procedure and follow-up.

Plass, A; Emmert, M Y; Pilsl, M; Salzberg, S P; Genoni, M; Falk, V; Grunenfelder, J

Plass, A; Emmert, M Y; Pilsl, M; Salzberg, S P; Genoni, M; Falk, V; Grunenfelder, J.

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Plass A; Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. andre.plass@usz.ch

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 59(1): 30-3, 2011 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21243569

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Bacterial Infections/surgery; Bone Plates; Bone Wires; Plastic Surgery Procedures/instrumentation; Sternotomy; Surgical Wound Dehiscence/surgery; Surgical Wound Infection/surgery; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bacterial Infections/complications; Child; Feasibility Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures, Bone/etiology; Hematoma/etiology; Humans; Male; Mammary Arteries/injuries; Middle Aged; Pleura/injuries; Pseudarthrosis/etiology; Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods; Risk Factors; Seroma/etiology; Sternotomy/adverse effects; Surgical Wound Dehiscence/etiology; Surgical Wound Infection/microbiology; Suture Techniques; Titanium; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Surgical Wound Infection / Bacterial Infections / Bone Plates / Bone Wires / Plastic Surgery Procedures / Sternotomy Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Year: 2011 Type: Article

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