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Karl Reyes1, Lisa Schnabel1, Susan Cooke1
1Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Congenital Heart Center, University of Florida - Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|September 13, 2017
Abstract:
In patients undergoing repeat sternotomy, the risk of injury to cardiac structures can be reduced by utilizing a technique that provides sustained visualization of structures adherent to underside of the sternum. We discuss the use of a retractor specifically designed for this purpose: the Rultract Resternotomy Retractor™.

