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Titel:

Mid-Term Results After Sternal Reconstruction Using Titanium Plates: Is It Worth It to Plate?

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Article
Autor(en):
Voss, Stephanie; Will, Albrecht; Lange, Rüdiger; Voss, Bernhard
Abstract:
Sternal dehiscence after median sternotomy is a challenging problem in situations of frail bone, fractures, or complete sternectomy. Plate osteosynthesis offers a promising approach to restore sternal integrity. However, there is only scarce data on mid-term outcome.Mid-term data on 34 patients with unstable thorax after open heart operation, requiring sternal refixation with the Synthes Titanium Sternal Fixation System (Oberdorf, Switzerland) between 2005 and 2011, were analyzed. The Titanium S...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Ann Thorac Surg
Jahr:
2018
Band / Volume:
105
Heft / Issue:
6
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
1640-1647
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.057
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29496434
Print-ISSN:
0003-4975
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Radiologie; Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange)
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