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Prevention of sternal dehiscence with the Sternum External Fixation (Stern-E-Fix) corset – a randomized trial in 750 patients

BACKGROUND: The main objective of this study will be to determine the effects of a new advanced sternum external fixation (Stern-E-Fix) corset on prevention of sternal instability and mediastinitis in high-risk patients. METHODS: This prospective, randomized study (January 2009 – June 2011) comprise...

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Autores principales: Tewarie, Lachmandath S, Menon, Ares K, Hatam, Nima, Amerini, Andrea, Moza, Ajay K, Autschbach, Rüdiger, Goetzenich, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-7-85