Supportive treatment using a compression garment vest of painful sternal instability following deep surgical wound infection: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Sternal dehiscence and instability poses a significant cause of persistent pain and limited quality of life following hospital discharge for 0.2% to 5% of patients who have undergone median sternotomy for open heart surgery. We rep...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/266 |