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Fatigue testing of three peristernal median sternotomy closure techniques

BACKGROUND: Failure of a sternotomy closure because of closure system fatigue is a complication that may result in dehiscence and put the individual at risk for serious complications. The purpose of this study was to assess the fatigue performance of three peristernal median sternotomy closure techn...

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Autores principales: Wangsgard, Cameron, Cohen, David J, Griffin, Lanny V
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2561021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18816402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-3-52