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. 2013 Sep;96(3):1102-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.044.

Twisted wire stent technique for delayed sternal closure after congenital heart operations

Ersin Erek  1 , Mehmet Kaya, Cansaran Tanidir, Ozgen Ilgaz Kocyigit
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Twisted wire stent technique for delayed sternal closure after congenital heart operations

Ersin Erek et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

After congenital heart operations, keeping the sternal edges wide open may require sternal stenting in some extreme cases in which delayed sternal closure is necessary after operation, because sternal edges may compromise cardiac function as a result of the elasticity of the thoracic cage. We describe an easy and safe way for sternal stenting using conventional sternal steel wires.

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