Background The optimal sternal closure technique in patients at elevated risk after cardiac
surgery has not been elucidated. Methods Between January 2006 and July 2015, 15,048 …

The intact one-piece sternum is indispensible to the thorax for its normal physiological
biomechanics. To overcome tri-planar forces acting on the sternum following midsagittal …

Syneture™(division of US Surgical, division of Tyco Healthcare, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA)
STEEL sutures are monofilament stainless steel sutures composed of 316L stainless steel …

Sternal dehiscence, which is responsible for the development of mediastinitis, is a serious
complication after cardiothoracic surgery. We retrospectively compared the results of two …

Background and Aim of the Study: An increasing number of elderly and medically complex
patients are undergoing cardiac surgery and are at increased risk for sternal dehiscence. A …

BACKGROUND: Median sternotomy has become the most commonly used incision in
cardiac surgery. Since sternal dehiscence, however, is a major complication, we used …

AIM: To increase the stability of sternotomy and so decrease the complications because of
instability. METHODS: Tests were performed on 20 fresh sheep sterna which were isolated …

Sternal dehiscence and mediastinitis are among the most severe complications of median
sternotomy. A simplified technique of reinforced closure is described. A straight wire is …

Schwere postoperative Wundheilungsstörungen bis hin zur kompletten Sternumdehiszenz
sind gravierende Komplikationen nach medianer Sternotomie in der Herz-Thoraxchirurgie …

Objective Morbidity due to sternotomy continues to be a significant clinical problem. Poor
approximation of the sternum may lead to complications such as sternal dehiscence …