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. 1977;4(4):401-402.

REPAIR OF BROKEN WIRE DURING STERNAL CLOSURE

Pedro A. Rubio  1 , Keyvan Bahadorzadeh, Arturo Castro Sandoval
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REPAIR OF BROKEN WIRE DURING STERNAL CLOSURE

Pedro A. Rubio et al. Cardiovasc Dis. 1977.

Abstract

A frustrating experience for thoracic surgeons is the breakage of a sternal wire at the time it is being tightened to close a median sternotomy. A simple technique to repair broken sternal wires and allow continuation of the procedure without opening the sternum is described.

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    1. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1977 Mar;73(3):449-50 - PubMed

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