External fixation of the sternum after infected dehiscence due to a shotgun wound: case report
J L Walker1, P A Kearney, A Rosemurgy
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa.
The Journal of Trauma
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
Pulmonary dysfunction and subsequent ventilator dependence may result after dehiscence of a median sternotomy if there are other complicating injuries. We report a case in which external fixation was used to achieve thoracic stability after infected dehiscence of a median sternotomy, following shotgun wound to the epigastrium.

