Commentary: Sternotomy closure in high-risk patients: Is longitudinal rigid sternal fixation the optimal approach?
Caroline M Komlo1, Colin C Yost1, T Sloane Guy1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|May 30, 2021
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