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Rigid Sternal Fixation Improves Postoperative Recovery

INTRODUCTION: During the past five years, ridged sternal fixation has been utilized for sternal closure after cardiac surgery. It is known that this procedure provides better sternal stability; however, its contribution to patient recovery has not been investigated. METHODS: Retrospective chart revi...

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Autores principales: Hirose, Hitoshi, Yamane, Kentaro, Youdelman, Benjamin A, Bogar, Linda, Diehl, James T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21760857
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874192401105010148