Sterile Necrosis of the Sternum: A Rare Complication Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

We herein present the unique case of a 68-year-old male diabetic patient who developed sterile necrosis of the sternum 1 month after myocardial revascularization with the use of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts. The sternum had been closed by the bilateral Robicsek wiring technique. The ste...

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Autores principales: Papadakis, Emmanouel, Konstantinidou, Maria Kalliopi, Kanakis, Meletios A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5716651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29234615
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.6.460

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5716651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29234615
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.6.460

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