Treatment of traumatic sternal fractures with titanium plate internal fixation: a retrospective study

Treatment of traumatic sternal fractures with titanium plate internal fixation: a retrospective study

Abstract Background This study aim to evaluate surgical procedures for titanium plate internal fixation of sternal fractures with displacement or nonunion. Methods From January 2010 to December 2014, 64 patients with sternal fractures were treated with titanium plate internal fixation in the thoraci...

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Main Authors: Yonghong Zhao, Yi Yang, Zongli Gao, Weiming Wu, Weiwei He, Tiancheng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Chest trauma
Sternal fracture
Nonunion
Internal fixation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0580-x

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