Porous alumina ceramic sternum: A reliable option for sternal replacement

Porous alumina ceramic sternum: A reliable option for sternal replacement

CONTEXT: To date, there is no gold standard technique for sternum replacement. Current techniques rely on metallic prosthesis, meshes and bars, or bone grafts. However, they have several pitfalls. AIMS: The aim of this article is to report the results of sternal replacement with a porous alumina cer...

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Main Authors: François Bertin, Alessandro Piccardo, Eric Denes, Gonzagues Delepine, Jeremy Tricard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Alumina
cancer
ceramic
prosthesis
replacement
sternum
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2018;volume=13;issue=4;spage=226;epage=229;aulast=Bertin

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2018;volume=13;issue=4;spage=226;epage=229;aulast=Bertin

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