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. 1989 Dec;4(4):299-301.
doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1989.tb00293.x.

Presternal muscle padding following midline sternotomy

F Robicsek  1 , D A Hamilton
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Presternal muscle padding following midline sternotomy

F Robicsek et al. J Card Surg. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

The authors present a modification to closure of the sternotomy incision. The procedure consists of detaching the pectoralis muscles on both sides of the edges of the sternum and uniting them presternally.

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