Biomechanical Comparison of Wire Circlage and Rigid Plate Fixation for Median Sternotomy Closure in Human Cadaver Specimens
Background: Over 700,000 patients per year undergo open-heart surgery. Healing complication rates can be up to 5% of patients who undergo this procedure, with a morbidity rate of 50% if mediastinitis supervenes. A secure and rigid fixation of surgically divided sternum is critical to avoid healing...
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DigitalCommons@CalPoly
2010
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/280 https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1290&context=theses |