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Open fixation of sternal fracture
1Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
Displaced sternal fractures cause extensive pain and may impair ventilatory efforts, particularly in the elderly. Most previous reports have focused on repair of sternal fractures using wires. We recommend the technique of plate fixation described herein.