Sternal pseudoarthrosis after resternotomy treated with the Strasbourg Thoracic Osteosyntheses System: a case report

Sternal pseudoarthrosis after resternotomy treated with the Strasbourg Thoracic Osteosyntheses System: a case report

Sternal dehiscence is a serious complication after general thoracic and cardiac surgery. Sternal resuturing, performed by simple rewiring or technical modification of rewiring, can fail overall when the bone quality is poor or the sternum is completely destroyed. A number of different sternal closur...

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Main Authors: Ričardas Janilionis, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Vytautas Jovaišas, Žymantas Jagelavičius, Ramūnas Valančius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2013-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
sternotomy
sternal pseudoarthrosis
sternal osteosynthesis
chest instability
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21506

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